Comments on: RipGuard will not stop rippers http://www.semiologic.com/2005/02/16/new-tech-prevents-dvd-copying-kills-rippers/ Meaningful Technology Mon, 31 Jan 2011 11:23:15 +0000 hourly 1 By: charles http://www.semiologic.com/2005/02/16/new-tech-prevents-dvd-copying-kills-rippers/#comment-792 charles Thu, 04 Aug 2005 14:58:14 +0000 http://www.semiologic.com/2005/02/16/new-tech-prevents-dvd-copying-kills-rippers/#comment-792 It seems to me they are violating our right to make backups.. cd's/dvd's are easily screwed up by scratches, and therefor you need to make a backup and use it and put up the originals.. seems to me by preventing you from doing this,they are violating our rights... and another thing, This Ripguard by the way they was describing it on another forum, may load malware on your pc in order for it to work.. It seems to me they are violating our right to make backups.. cd's/dvd's are easily screwed up by scratches, and therefor you need to make a backup and use it and put up the originals.. seems to me by preventing you from doing this,they are violating our rights…

and another thing, This Ripguard by the way they was describing it on another forum, may load malware on your pc in order for it to work..

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.semiologic.com/2005/02/16/new-tech-prevents-dvd-copying-kills-rippers/#comment-695 Anonymous Sun, 19 Jun 2005 19:53:46 +0000 http://www.semiologic.com/2005/02/16/new-tech-prevents-dvd-copying-kills-rippers/#comment-695 Yep. Ripguard will be circumvented. It also says that it blocks 97% of riping programs. I'll state the obvious and say that through that little thing called the internet, word will spread about which programs still work, and that 3% of the market that still works, will quickly become 100%. And remember, for every egghead that's sitting there working for Macrovision, there is 1000 guys out there with just as much skill and intellegence trying to crack the encryption. Yep. Ripguard will be circumvented. It also says that it blocks 97% of riping programs. I'll state the obvious and say that through that little thing called the internet, word will spread about which programs still work, and that 3% of the market that still works, will quickly become 100%.

And remember, for every egghead that's sitting there working for Macrovision, there is 1000 guys out there with just as much skill and intellegence trying to crack the encryption.

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