BTW.. warez.. crackers, wont they be hack gpl and get rid of the
"watermark" detection? Just a thought... see if we can see this game
un-pirated :) Sierra/Papyrus have worked *** this one, they deserve
everything they can get.
>It is also most likely that the product could use a hardware
>protection system on the CD i.e. put a physical mark on the CD then get
>the program to look for that before starting the game. This would stop
>people from copying the game because the new CD wouldn't have the
>"watermark".
Todd
At this time there are very, very few bugs left in the source code and
most of the bugs were just alert messages in the wrong language.
My source advises that the international sites (where the CDs will be
produced for that distribution zone) have been very secretive about
Legends: even the people working on the game are searched to make sure
they don't take beta CDs home(to stop the pirates).
It would appear that release could be expected, internationally, by as
early as the end of August/first weeks of September.
It is also most likely that the product could use a hardware
protection system on the CD i.e. put a physical mark on the CD then get
the program to look for that before starting the game. This would stop
people from copying the game because the new CD wouldn't have the
"watermark".
There you have the latest....if my source provides any updates I'll
advise.
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I'm sorry, but I haven't any idea what is being promoted with this
"mark" thing.
> Er, um, just curious, Bruce, what kind of CDROM drive I'll have to buy to
> read this "watermark." Are you talking about a technique similar to that
> used way back when with floppy disks, where a special format was used that
> could be read but not reproduced by run-of-the-mill disk drives? I didn't
> know such a thing existed for CD's, but if so, I'd of thought it would have
> been used already. Not to rain on your parade, just wondering. :^)
> Todd
I am guessing that it would be a simular system as used by Sony to
stop pirating of PlayStation titles. Don't fear about what sort of CD
drive you will need, it will be a software thing. I know we are all
dedicated Sim fans but I can't see any company expecting you to drop
$90 for a game and $150 for a new CD drive to use it ....... Or maybe
they do! so THAT is why everyone is jumping the Sierra ship!!!
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Cheers!
John
Haha.... when GPL ships Sierra will announce that they are making some new
CD-Roms that will be able to understand the "watermark"... bizarre
Btw.. ^^^ that was a joke about the old Sierra Rendition card/Icr2 things a
long time ago...
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> >I am guessing that it would be a simular system as used by Sony to
> >stop pirating of PlayStation titles.
> Yes, and that didn't work either. Most of these measures are a huge
> waste of time and money IMO, and should be sufficient to stop people
> copying CDs at home for their mates. Anything more ambitious than that
> is a waste of time and money - it will be cracked, regardless of the
> protection.
l8er
ronny
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Are such features supported by ordinary CD-ROM readers, or does one have
to buy the most state-of-the-art type available?
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OTOH, I'd be glad if some serious copy protection existed. In theory,
the price per legitimate copy could drop as soon as pirated copies
weren't possible anymore. Then, I and the other poor souls who
actually *buy* their games wouldn't have to pay for the pirates as
well...
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But that shouldn't prevent or deter the industry from continuing in
their efforts to make it more difficult for the "average" user to
pirate.
And it IS the every-day, average user who makes more illegal copies than
you or I can poke sticks at!!
The professionals will always be difficult to deter...just the same as
professional counterfeiters will always attempt to get around the latest
technology used in the printing of banknotes. But we should not give up
the fight!
I'm not saying give it up, but I think it needs to be kept in
perspective. Make it a dual format disc with audio and data, and
require the CD to play the audio track while loading - very simple,
but it makes it more problematic to copy.
Probably the simplest thing is to make the game, the whole package,
worth buying - CART Racing's book is an excellent example, with the
book alone being worth the price.
Cheers!
John
Furthermore, software companies need to stop being so paranoid - there
is not that much real money that is actually lost to piracy. They have
all these bogus figures x billion $ per year, but the reality is most
pirated versions are bought by people who can not or will not afford
the real version (i.e., in which case it is not really lost revenue,
since there would have been no sale anyway).
Joe