How to add protection on a data CD ? - Club CDFreaks

freddy99 · 25-05-2004

Apologies if this in the wrong forum but it looked like the best place.

I have a data CD mainly pdf files that I need to protect. How, if possible can I stop people from coping it directly or copying the files to their harddrive.

Ive searched around but can only find software that will either protect exe files or games, unable to find anything suitable for data CDs.

Thks

muzchap · 25-05-2004

Hmm - I don't think you will ever stop people copying to the HDD? That is impossible - you have to access the info to READ it, if you can READ it you can normally copy it...

I will probably get flamed for this - but Star-Force seem to be the best CopyProtection around - I believe they also do media like PDF as well as games...

www.star-force.com

I'm not saying they are the best, just when I have been researching Star-Force - I saw they did it... their PC protection is very, very good... so might be of use to you?

MC

docdocdoc9 · 25-05-2004

You can try TZ copy protection ( http://tzcopyprotection.tk/ ) which is free.
It is not a very strong protection, any program that support RAW copying will be able to make a copy, but several 2GB PDF files on a 700 MB CD is enough to confuse most average users.

Starforce is, in my opinion, only if you intend to distribute your CD on a large scale, and if you have a lot of money to spend...

L1br4h · 27-05-2004

You can add bad sectors, you can screw up the TOC use any app...but anyone will be able to rip the files off the CD.

What you really should do is have an exe (protected) and that exe controls all your files, you don't want to use PDF...have to be another format, you really need a programmer for this one...I can only assume this is your IP you want to protect, so maybe it's worth paying someone to do this?

You'll never be able to do anything with PDF format...forget about it!

The only thing you can do with PDF is use their security, which stops average people from editing your files...but they can still rip it off the CD, average users can't edit it or do anything but read it, an't even print if you set the security to no. But this garbage is cracked with many apps available online.

PDF isn't the way for you to go m8.

*$CyBeRwIz$* · 28-05-2004

Quote:

Originally Posted by L1br4h

You can add bad sectors, you can screw up the TOC use any app...but anyone will be able to rip the files off the CD.

Well for the majority of CD drive owners, they have no idea how to do all this stuff. You will have to have a bit of knowledge(from CD Freaks

) to be able to do it.

*merther02* · 28-05-2004

why dont you do a google search on your topic and see what comes up i did and it helped me.

25-05-2004	#1 (permalink)
freddy99 New on Forum Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 10	How to add protection on a data CD ? <a href='http://adstats.cdfreaks.com/www/delivery/ck.php?n=a13febf7&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE' target='_blank'><img src='http://adstats.cdfreaks.com/www/delivery/avw.php?zoneid=30&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE&n=a13febf7' border='0' alt='' /></a> Apologies if this in the wrong forum but it looked like the best place. I have a data CD mainly pdf files that I need to protect. How, if possible can I stop people from coping it directly or copying the files to their harddrive. Ive searched around but can only find software that will either protect exe files or games, unable to find anything suitable for data CDs. Thks

25-05-2004	#2 (permalink)
muzchap CD Freaks Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Yup Posts: 135	Re: How to add protection on a data CD ? Hmm - I don't think you will ever stop people copying to the HDD? That is impossible - you have to access the info to READ it, if you can READ it you can normally copy it... I will probably get flamed for this - but Star-Force seem to be the best CopyProtection around - I believe they also do media like PDF as well as games... www.star-force.com I'm not saying they are the best, just when I have been researching Star-Force - I saw they did it... their PC protection is very, very good... so might be of use to you? MC __________________ ---------------------------------------- Is it time to go home yet? -----------------------------------------

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docdocdoc9 CD Freaks Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: France Posts: 242	Re: How to add protection on a data CD ? You can try TZ copy protection ( http://tzcopyprotection.tk/ ) which is free. It is not a very strong protection, any program that support RAW copying will be able to make a copy, but several 2GB PDF files on a 700 MB CD is enough to confuse most average users. Starforce is, in my opinion, only if you intend to distribute your CD on a large scale, and if you have a lot of money to spend...

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L1br4h Banned Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 198	Re: How to add protection on a data CD ? You can add bad sectors, you can screw up the TOC use any app...but anyone will be able to rip the files off the CD. What you really should do is have an exe (protected) and that exe controls all your files, you don't want to use PDF...have to be another format, you really need a programmer for this one...I can only assume this is your IP you want to protect, so maybe it's worth paying someone to do this? You'll never be able to do anything with PDF format...forget about it! The only thing you can do with PDF is use their security, which stops average people from editing your files...but they can still rip it off the CD, average users can't edit it or do anything but read it, an't even print if you set the security to no. But this garbage is cracked with many apps available online. PDF isn't the way for you to go m8.

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