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BREAKING NEWS: An uncrackable dvd/cd copy protection scheme DOES exist

NuclearNed

NuclearNed

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We had our Christmas celebration last night because we are going on vacation starting today. My wife gave me a couple of DVDs, and I gave her a cd. I wanted to play around with my new toys, and thats when I discovered it. Apparently it is now impossible to copy newer dvds. By the same token, its also impossible to play them. What the crap am I talking about, you ask?

I'm talking about the 50 layers of security tape that holds a dvd case closed tighter that a nun's womanhood. Then just for an added layer of protection, the entire mess is shrink wrapped with that clear crap that NASA developed to withstand every tool and cosmic force known to man. Should by some divine miracle you actually manage to find a way around this copy protection scheme, the recording industry has one more ugly little surprise lying in wait: you still have to find a way to get the disk off that little knobby thing without cracking the disk into a zillion pieces.

If the record industry is so hard up for money, here's what I propose. I would gladly pay a couple of extra bucks at the store to get an official record company representative to open dvds for me. I'll be happy to let them in on the "fun".

Thats all.
 
lol 😛

Whoever designed this packaging must be the same person who designed the heat-sealed packaging that *everything* seems to come in now - you know, the stuff you can't get into without completely destroying the packaging, which means you may well be SOL if you have to return whatever it was. After all, the stores want it in "like new" condition 🙂

Nate
 
Originally posted by: BlueWeasel
Maybe it's just me, but does anyone else find NuclearNed's rants always enjoyable? I do. 😉
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That's the best Christmas gift you could have given me. Honestly, thank you.
 
Originally posted by: NuclearNed
Originally posted by: BlueWeasel
Maybe it's just me, but does anyone else find NuclearNed's rants always enjoyable? I do. 😉
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That's the best Christmas gift you could have given me. Honestly, thank you.
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:gift:

It seems like 90% of the rants are full of teenage angst and sentence fragments. Well thought-out rants with substance and style are refreshing. 🙂
 
Originally posted by: NuclearNed
Originally posted by: BlueWeasel
Maybe it's just me, but does anyone else find NuclearNed's rants always enjoyable? I do. 😉
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That's the best Christmas gift you could have given me. Honestly, thank you.
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I guess a bj is out of the question then 🙁
 
Originally posted by: daveymark
Originally posted by: NuclearNed
Originally posted by: BlueWeasel
Maybe it's just me, but does anyone else find NuclearNed's rants always enjoyable? I do. 😉
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That's the best Christmas gift you could have given me. Honestly, thank you.
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I guess a bj is out of the question then 🙁
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Just imagine if the condom industry used the same technologies...
 
Originally posted by: BlueWeasel
Originally posted by: NuclearNed
Originally posted by: BlueWeasel
Maybe it's just me, but does anyone else find NuclearNed's rants always enjoyable? I do. 😉
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That's the best Christmas gift you could have given me. Honestly, thank you.
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:gift:

It seems like 90% of the rants are full of teenage angst and sentence fragments. Well thought-out rants with substance and style are refreshing. 🙂
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Originally posted by: NuclearNed
We had our Christmas celebration last night because we are going on vacation starting today. My wife gave me a couple of DVDs, and I gave her a cd. I wanted to play around with my new toys, and thats when I discovered it. Apparently it is now impossible to copy newer dvds. By the same token, its also impossible to play them. What the crap am I talking about, you ask?

I'm talking about the 50 layers of security tape that holds a dvd case closed tighter that a nun's womanhood. Then just for an added layer of protection, the entire mess is shrink wrapped with that clear crap that NASA developed to withstand every tool and cosmic force known to man. Should by some divine miracle you actually manage to find a way around this copy protection scheme, the recording industry has one more ugly little surprise lying in wait: you still have to find a way to get the disk off that little knobby thing without cracking the disk into a zillion pieces.

If the record industry is so hard up for money, here's what I propose. I would gladly pay a couple of extra bucks at the store to get an official record company representative to open dvds for me. I'll be happy to let them in on the "fun".

Thats all.
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Oh good! It's not just me & I am not alone.
 
9/10
Came in here worried about backing up DVDs, left with a smile. Merry Christmas NuclearNed.

Ooh, post #2006, Happy New Year too 😀
 
Originally posted by: NuclearNed
We had our Christmas celebration last night because we are going on vacation starting today. My wife gave me a couple of DVDs, and I gave her a cd. I wanted to play around with my new toys, and thats when I discovered it. Apparently it is now impossible to copy newer dvds. By the same token, its also impossible to play them. What the crap am I talking about, you ask?

I'm talking about the 50 layers of security tape that holds a dvd case closed tighter that a nun's womanhood. Then just for an added layer of protection, the entire mess is shrink wrapped with that clear crap that NASA developed to withstand every tool and cosmic force known to man. Should by some divine miracle you actually manage to find a way around this copy protection scheme, the recording industry has one more ugly little surprise lying in wait: you still have to find a way to get the disk off that little knobby thing without cracking the disk into a zillion pieces.

If the record industry is so hard up for money, here's what I propose. I would gladly pay a couple of extra bucks at the store to get an official record company representative to open dvds for me. I'll be happy to let them in on the "fun".

Thats all.
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Just slide a pen knife under the portions where the plastic is folded over - it'll come right off.
 
Originally posted by: daveymark
Originally posted by: NuclearNed
Originally posted by: BlueWeasel
Maybe it's just me, but does anyone else find NuclearNed's rants always enjoyable? I do. 😉
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That's the best Christmas gift you could have given me. Honestly, thank you.
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I guess a bj is out of the question then 🙁
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You're offering?
 
I was opening a DVD yesterday, and in the process I managed to rip the plastic covering the paper with the name/images of the movie, so now I just have a plain black case. I fvcking hate packaging.
 
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