[CLUE-Talk] CNN.com - 'Copy-proof' CDs cracked with marker pen - May 21, 2002

[grant]

On Wed, 22 May 2002, Kevin Cullis wrote:

> Has anyone tried this yet?  Too funny.
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> KC
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> http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/industry/05/21/bc.media.cd.piracy.reut.reut/index.html

The really sad part is that now they are going to have to outlaw Sharpies.

And... since software coulde be machine readable in barcode format, and
the only purpose of a Xerox machine is to make copies, now including
digital data, they will have to be outlawed too.  BTW, all new copies of
Windows will be without the copy command, and the drag/drop will have
integrated DRM.....

This is all so silly.   No matter what they come up with, someone will
crack it.  This one is funny, though, because of the exceptionally low
tech method of the crack.