copy protection
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There was always the possibility of surprise — a mislabeled tape or a prankster foiling the copy protection tab and adding a weird home movie at the end of “Sleepless in Seattle.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2017
One journalist observed that the court’s ruling “prompted printer companies to try and develop more intricate forms of copy protection for cartridges.”
From Slate • Oct. 21, 2016
Matthew Green, a computer researcher, could be punished for investigating software vulnerabilities if he had to bypass a copy protection system to do so.
From BBC • Jul. 22, 2016
Huang, meanwhile, says that he can’t build tools for legally capturing and editing digital video because of a copy protection system that limits viewing video over HDMI.
From The Verge • Jul. 21, 2016
A program, instructions or patch used to remove the copy protection of a program or to uncripple features from a demo/time limited program.
From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Steele, Guy L.
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