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
In a lawsuit filed today, it argues that the Digital Millennium Copyright Act’s rules against circumventing copy protection — designed to stop people from pirating copyrighted works — places unconstitutional limits on free speech.
From The Verge ● Jul. 21, 2016
It’s more like the Kaleidescape movie server, in that it’s a hard drive with a lot of copy protection.
From Forbes ● Oct. 4, 2013
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 Guy L. Steele
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