Making copy protection effective while protecting consumer rights is still an ongoing problem with media publication. Some methods of copy protection have also led to criticisms because it caused inconvenience for paying consumers, or it secretly installed additional or unwanted software to detect copying activities on the consumer's computer.
Ĭopy protection is most commonly found on videotapes, DVDs, Blu-ray discs, HD-DVDs, computer software discs, video game discs and cartridges, audio CDs and some VCDs. ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)Ĭopy protection, also known as content protection, copy prevention and copy restriction, describes measures to enforce copyright by preventing the reproduction of software, films, music, and other media. ( May 2009) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)
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