copy protection

copy protection
A software or hardware mechanism designed to prevent copying.

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  • Copy protection — Copy protection, also known as content protection, copy obstruction, copy prevention and copy restriction, refer to techniques used for preventing the reproduction of software, films, music, and other media, usually for copyright reasons.[1]… …   Wikipedia

  • copy protection — copy protected /kop ee preuh tek tid/, adj. Computers. a routine that is included in a program by its publisher to prevent the software from being duplicated except for a single backup copy. * * * copy protection UK US noun [uncountable]… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Copy Protection —   [engl.], Kopierschutz …   Universal-Lexikon

  • copy protection — apsauga nuo kopijavimo statusas T sritis informatika apibrėžtis Draudimas kopijuoti kompiuterinėje ↑laikmenoje esančius duomenis, norint apsaugoti dokumentus arba programas nuo nesankcionuoto platinimo – autoriaus teisių pažeidimo. Naudojamos… …   Enciklopedinis kompiuterijos žodynas

  • copy protection — copy protected /kop ee preuh tek tid/, adj. Computers. a routine that is included in a program by its publisher to prevent the software from being duplicated except for a single backup copy. * * * …   Universalium

  • copy protection — protection against copying (usually about software) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • copy protection — UK / US noun [uncountable] computing a way of stopping people from copying computer software without getting permission from the person who wrote it …   English dictionary

  • copy protection — cop′y protec tion n. cmp a method of preventing users of a computer program from making unauthorized copies, usu. through hidden instructions contained in the program code cop′y protect ed, adj …   From formal English to slang

  • DCS Copy Protection — Ltd is a UK company that licenses proprietary content protection technology. It is a direct competitor to Rovi (formerly Macrovision) in the field of analogue copy protection.[1] DCS Copy Protection Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of Echostar… …   Wikipedia

  • CD/DVD copy protection — is a blanket term for various methods of copy protection for CDs and DVDs. Such methods include DRM, CD checks, Dummy Files, illegal tables of contents, over sizing or over burning the CD, physical errors, and bad sectors. Many protection schemes …   Wikipedia

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