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derpupe.bsky.social
#CopyProtection back in the day

nice try #VCR industrie:
A warning label on a videotape cautioning against copying, stating that a "VCR virus" could damage recording devices and that NHV is not liable for any resulting damage.
November 10, 2025 at 6:27 AM
segar.com
We are becoming a patron economy. In the future, content creation will be increasingly supported by the subsidy of patrons.

www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/ev...

#economy #PatronEconomy #CopyProtection #meetings #eventprofs
Patron economy: photograph of a stack of "old" media: floppy disks, cassette tapes, VHS tapes. Image attribution: Flickr user fernando
September 29, 2025 at 5:30 PM
windowseat.bsky.social
Our wedding game was a weird 11am Saturday game that was not on TV but MLB made it available for purchase with ballpark video + WCCO Radio audio & we bought it! But it used weird copyprotection software & I can't access it & whenever I've tried over the years to get the game somehow I've failed. 😭
September 1, 2025 at 9:19 PM
outsidemarginals.bsky.social
Wonder if @RNLI can find some way to make pictures like this available as eCards?

A lot of my contacts said last year they would cease sending physical #ChristmasCards mainly due to postage cost, but making donation instead.

eCards allow you to do both
Copyright? CopyProtection?
#SavingLivesAtSea
August 13, 2025 at 10:10 PM
segar.com
We are becoming a patron economy. In the future, content creation will be increasingly supported by the subsidy of patrons.

www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/ev...

#economy #PatronEconomy #CopyProtection #meetings #eventprofs
The patron economy and its impact on events-Part 1 : Conferences That Work
We are becoming a patron economy. In the future, content creation will be increasingly supported by the subsidy of patrons.
www.conferencesthatwork.com
June 21, 2025 at 11:30 PM
setsideb.com
Mr Wint’s Investigation Into The Games: Winter Edition’s Copy Protection https://setsideb.com/mr-wints-investigation-into-the-games-winter-editions-copy-protection/# copyprotection# dos# MrWint# retro
May 5, 2025 at 2:00 PM
viss.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
@chux0r yeah i wager that's gonna be the thing. its been like a decade since i even had to think about that kinda stuff though. curious how theyre instrumenting their games to only function if theres internet. long gone are the days of 'just patch the .exe to fix the copyprotection' to get past […]
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April 11, 2025 at 7:19 PM
segar.com
We are becoming a patron economy. In the future, content creation will be increasingly supported by the subsidy of patrons.

www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/ev...

#economy #PatronEconomy #CopyProtection #meetings #eventprofs
The patron economy and its impact on events-Part 1 : Conferences That Work
We are becoming a patron economy. In the future, content creation will be increasingly supported by the subsidy of patrons.
www.conferencesthatwork.com
March 13, 2025 at 7:00 PM
seegras.bsky.social
Time to repeal the Canadian version of the DMCA section 1201, which disallows breaking copyprotection and was demanded by a no-tariff-agreement with the USA. pluralistic.net/2025/02/26/u...
Pluralistic: With Great Power Came No Responsibility (26 Feb 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
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March 3, 2025 at 8:16 PM
janipalmu.bsky.social
Another thing teached by Ultima games. Learned runes writing. Kinda sad that modern games not have anything like that ok maybe it was somekind copyprotection in ultimas but fun one
February 23, 2025 at 8:48 AM
segar.com
We are becoming a patron economy. In the future, content creation will be increasingly supported by the subsidy of patrons.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2011/03/new-patron-economy-part-1/

#economy #PatronEconomy #CopyProtection #meetings #eventprofs
The patron economy and its impact on events-Part 1 : Conferences That Work
We are becoming a patron economy. In the future, content creation will be increasingly supported by the subsidy of patrons.
www.conferencesthatwork.com
February 8, 2025 at 1:04 PM
limeslushy.bsky.social
🍋‍🟩 Meanwhile EA PC game copyprotection be like "please insert all of your Sims 3 expansion and content pack CDs in sequential order. Ok now enter the codes. You kept the codes right? On the manuals? Right??"
December 9, 2024 at 9:52 PM
stillwellgray.ca
Day 4296 - USB Onion stillwellgray.ca/blog/day-429... #everydayart #everyday #art #snapseed #technology #innovation #disrupt #NextGeneration #Future #CopyProtection #OnionRightsManagement 📷📸🧅💻
Day 4296 - USB Onion The latest in disruption innovation the USB onion. Have you ever needed to update the drivers on your onion? Now you can. Do you ever want to save mp3s to your onion? Sure do that too. I don't know. Maybe it's a mouse or something. Try biting it. Maybe that does computer stuff Picture is an onion with a USB to sata conversion card and a USB 3 cable
December 3, 2024 at 10:57 PM
opusminus.bsky.social
Trademark Bounties

Groups will be going through all of YouTubes videos over the next few years.

They will use AI to recognize criminal activity inside of posted videos.

#Sony started this today hunting for Emulation users across Youtube's environment

#ai #copyProtection #TradeMark #Bounties
October 2, 2024 at 10:47 PM
dfxthomas.bsky.social
Almost three years after my initial upload of these Space Quest II game disks, I just added a variety of new protected disk image formats. You can now choose between TeleDisk, HxC MFM and 86F.

archive.org/details/spac...

Have fun!

#RetroGaming #CopyProtection #MSDOS #86Box #Emulation #KryoFlux
Space Quest II - KryoFlux : Sierra On-Line : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Space Quest II v2.0F for IBM PC, MS-DOS- KryoFlux disk images- TeleDisk images (confirmed working in 86Box v4.2)- HxC MFM disk images (confirmed working in...
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August 12, 2024 at 9:36 PM
akidachi.bsky.social
so apparently its you or me bumped 3 different labels copyprotection into overdrive somehow
removed it, made a test upload and its not complaining.
waiting till friend feedback to see if itll survive
April 12, 2024 at 6:47 PM
datahooker.bsky.social
as a child learning about asinine copyprotection and not understanding the complexities of the software business that shit stings like wat the fuck you mean I need to open the stupid manual and flip to whatever page the thing says to start the shit?! EVERYTIME?! welcome to post-coldwar bullshit
February 12, 2024 at 3:19 PM
gamrok.bsky.social
A year ago, I also made a video of the Maniac Mansion copy protection. The consequences are more serious than in Zak McKracken when you fail ☢️

➡️ Video here: youtube.com/watch?v=x0EQ...

🧵 2/

#ManiacMansion #LucasfilmGames #RetroGaming #AdventureGame #PointAndClick #CopyProtection @davidbfox.com
Maniac Mansion - Door security code failure (Nuclear meltdown)
Here's what happens when you don't enter the correct security code at the second floor door of the mansion!The correct code can be found in the copy protecti...
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October 5, 2023 at 4:17 PM
gamrok.bsky.social
Want to know what happens when you fail to Zak McKracken's copy protection? 🏴‍☠️

Take a look at this video 😁

➡️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXB9...

The music is a variation on the intro! 🎶

#ZakMcKracken #LucasfilmGames #RetroGaming #AdventureGame #PointAndClick #CopyProtection #AtariST @davidbfox.com
October 5, 2023 at 10:09 AM
therealgsmith.com
is trying to install #SimonTheSorcerer 4 again. It doesn't run on #Windows7 because of some f'cking #CopyProtection.
December 7, 2024 at 4:00 PM