I think B uyers need more Rights

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Originally Posted by Joe Forster/STA

Okay, so may I add my idea, too?

As far as I remember, there was a little program for Tagés-protected titles that injected the Tagés data into a plain CD image that anyone could create from an original CD with an ordinary CD imager software.

Now, how about the following?
- Buy the game.
- Register the game at the manufacturer. You get a URL from which you can download a small software dedicated to your game CD.
- Create an image of the CD with Nero, Alcohol 120%, CloneCD, CDRWin, whatever.
- Run that small software that injects the encrypted CD identification into the image you.
- Mount or burn the image with Nero, Alcohol 120%, CloneCD, CDRWin, Daemon Tools, whatever.

There you have another copy of your game that is, by definition, another original CD that is dedicated to you! Some more ideas:
- Want another backup copy? Burn the image again.
- Don't want to fiddle with a physical media? Mount the image, don't burn it.
- Wanna crack the protection? The CD identification is encrypted so good luck!
- Wanna distribute your backup copy? No problemo, but you'll get a nice kick in your @ss from the game manufacturer/publisher, as, based on the CD identification and your registration, the image contents can be traced back to you.

Joe

This Guy has teh Idea here. and had the same Very similar Idea I had. Every CD you buy and install has a unuiqe ID to it, and if not Uniuqe then not many of the Same ID is available. This security if registered would allow the buyer {you and me alike] do recieve this function while registering and quite posibly automatically. To do it in this Manor wouldn't allow P2P networks to Share it in anyway. Already most the ID's are Generated by Hardware configuration and or what is installed. I wonder if you kids have actually Gone off searching for the Keys used to unlock the installations. In the old days this was EASY. you can't posibly think that there isn't at all any for of the Key on the disk but a Mathmatical Equation it uses. Encryption is Great, and can be used in more convienant ways then it is now..

With that Idea said how are you to Share over P2P networks if this is a Proccedure that the End-user can't perform. Senerio here in steps: 1. to install 2. be offered a Registration method 3. after registration be offered the oportunity to install this function {carried out buy automated install with no left over temp files} How hard is that. Look at all the websites that install Spyware and other annoying things without you knowing it happened. They already have the Technology why not use it, especially to assist the customer in protecting there purchases.

Hell to create a image of any software is already available and able to use any burning software and Burner. You all know that there are Securities in CD's now, but did you know there are Easy Ways around it. Their is always a executable available with any encryption, and allows the Chepaest of burners to perform the task Easy as long as you find out the encryption method.