rtf1@cbnewse.ATT.COM (richard.t.ferber) (08/23/89)
I am trying to come up with a way to copy protect a floppy disk so it can't be copied by either diskcopy or copy *.*. I've been told that the best way to do this is to have BIOS write to the disk at a different density than what is standard. This should make the disk unreadable by the copy commands. Will this also make the disk completely unreadable? Is this the correct approach or is there a simpler method? I am unfamiliar with the DOS programming environment so any info will be appreciated. Please post or e-mail. Rick Ferber AT&T Bell Labs
brown@astroatc.UUCP (Vidiot) (08/23/89)
In article <673@cbnewse.ATT.COM> rtf1@cbnewse.ATT.COM (richard.t.ferber) writes:
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<I am trying to come up with a way to copy protect a floppy disk so it can't
<be copied by either diskcopy or copy *.*.
Personal opinion:
Don't bother. It is more trouble that it is worth. This is the world of
the hard disk. If you keep a diskette from being copied, no one will want
it. I personally will not buy a program that will keep me from running it
from my hard disk. If it is a data disk, there isn't any way to protect it.
The past has proven for every copy protection method tried, there was a way
found to remove it. Even the last major die-hard, Lotus, gave up and sent
out diskettes containing a program to remove the copy protection from their
2.01 version of 1-2-3. I didn't have to use it as I removed it long before
then.
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ARPA/INTERNET: brown%astroatc.UUCP@spool.cs.wisc.educoleman@uxe.cso.uiuc.edu (08/24/89)
If you're interested in opinions, I agree with Vidiot. Copy protection is a thing of the past. It won't deter pirates, but it WILL deter many users from even looking at whatever software it is you wish to protect. Put your efforts into making a better program instead. Scott kubla@uiuc.edu