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[FYI] SmartCards fuer CDs als Kopierschutz



http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/54/26810.html

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Israeli firm unveils the 'copy-proof' CD  

By John Leyden  

Posted: 23/08/2002 at 16:32 GMT  

An Israeli security firm has developed a smart-card based copy 
protection technology that it claims can prevent software piracy.  

The technology, called OpSecure from start-up firm Doc-Witness, 
features a smart card embedded within an optical disc, which can run 
on conventional PC CD or DVD drives.  

However the embedded smart card, which is needed to decrypt the 
disc's content, will frustrate any attempts to copy the disc.  

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