Copy Protection for files?

I want to put some videos on the web and make them available for download, though I would like to prevent people from having the ability to open the files in FCP or other programs and modify or save them into other formats. Is there anything I can do regarding this?
Thanks.

I hate to be the bearer of unfortunate news, but if you can download them and open them in the QT Player, then they can be saved to another format if you have the pro version.
No way around it.
The videos are playing because the codec supporting them is one the system.
The only other way to do this is to create flash video, which may or not export.
But then downloads become an issue.
But as the others have pointed out, unless you have some DRM attached to those files, you are out of luck.
The other approach is to add a logo or overlay to the video to permit viewing, but making editing unattractive.
That can be done in Compressor.

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On the Mac open System Preferences > iCloud. Deselect the box next to: Documents & Data then reselect it.
On the iPad tap Settings > iCloud
Switch Documents & Data off then back on.
Give iCloud a minute to re sync the data then try opening that document on either your Mac or iPad,

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My client is interested in creating some proprietary, branded instructional films to be sold as VODcasts for download from his site and subsequent loading on to iPods.
This simple question is can the VODcasts be copy protected so they cannot be shared? Obviously, the ability to share them would decrease the sales potential.
I don't have a clue. My instincts say there probably is not any way to protect them...for now.
MS

Hey moving still,
ok, depending on how you will deliver the muxed VOD file, is what type of protection the file will have.
for example, the tradional *.ts VOD files cannot have DRM, but can have metadata tags.
*wm or *.avi can have DRM, but that is more for web, in windows.
since you are asking in an apple forum, and plan to upload to iPods, then the you can only add metadata tags, not DRM, unless you want to watermark your video (which i doubt).
if you want to load iPods, then you will have to create *.mp4 files, and not *.mov.
i just recommended this beta software that will let you add very specific metadata tags, with copyright info (although they dont have an experiation or time limit for the file) that CANNOT be altared in iTunes, for example.
http://home.comcast.net/~lowellstewart/lostify/
freeware, that is in the beta stage like i said. but i have already delivered *.mp4 files that my clients loved!
this is probably as close as you can get to copyright, not copy protection.
unfortunately, the files will still be able to be shared.
i have found nothing about the technology that the iTunes store has that has a limit of the machines that can play the file. trust me, i have searched
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Copy protecting PDF files

I know that complete copy protection of a PDFs is not possible--at least that is what I have read. But can someone tell me why this shouldn't work: I create my document in InDesign. The layer I want to protect (the data I sell) is the bottom layer. I then add a second "invisible" layer that is a "button" and put it on top.
In the trial version I set up, the button-layer, when clicked, takes me to a page I created that tells me that copying is not allowed. Seemed to work. But not being much of a PDF person, I am not sure how effective this is (read: how easy would it be for a person to get to the bottom (data) layer if they really tried.)
The reason for the security is that my document will be sold to subscribers as a PDF. Much of the data in it comes from sources who would not be too happy about their data going any further than the intended reciepent.
If I can get the copy problem solved (to a reasonable degree) I will need to get to work on finding out the best way to prevent (or at least make difficult) further distribution of the document!

I played around with watermarks a few days ago. And I still might incorporate them when the time comes. What my main problem is, is that the companies that provide me with the data that goes in to the final PDF needs to be as copy-proof as possible, otherwise they will stop selling me their data.
So I am trying to come up with a method that would really require subscribers to my magazine to go out of their way to have to copy the data (which are mostly tables made in Excel spreadsheets). My suppliers haven't minded (too much) that up to now I have have been publishing their info in our printed magazine. They know people can scan the data from there. They just don't want it to be made available in a format where it can be easily "stolen" and distribued further electronically. I pay them a lot for their data and I am not their only customer. If it gets too easy for people to take the data from me, they will loose other customers.
I will keep trying different techniques.

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I have a small video recording business. I taped a ballet recital and will sell the videos to the parents. I would like to know if there is a way that I can copy protect these so they can not make copies of them.
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And as Sue has already pointed out, if any of us can easily download the software to rip a commercial DVD to our computers that have millions of industry dollars behind the copy protection techniques on them, what makes you think that your home produced DVDs would be any safer?
Usually the best thing to do is get in the mind set that you are providing a service (capturing a moment in time) and an initial product (that moment presented on a DVD with nice menus and such), but you are not a production house that makes their money off number of units moved. My guess is for something like a ballet recital, the parents are not all going to get together and buy a single copy and then make copies among themselves. Instead they will likely all buy their own copy and any additional copies they make would be sent to grandparents and things like that. And if you somehow made it uncopyable, then likely they would not come back to you to purchase additional copies but either not send a copy to Grandma or just dub a version to video tape.
In other words, I think in these small business situations, the initial buyers are likely to buy anyway and the subsequent copies wanted wouldn't be through you anyway. So you are basically trying to protect against something that isn't going to affect you anyway.
Just my opinion as a parent who has bought DVDs of various kids things from the "pros" who put them together (e.g. cheerleading competitions, etc.) but would never buy additional copies from those same people at the same price (I consider the price I paid to be for the service, not the actual copy).
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Copy Protection for MIDlets

Hello,
I'd like to protect a MIDlet that is copied from desctop computers to mobile phones. Is there any way to protect it from illegal distribution?
I thought about connecting it to the SIM-Card of the respective mobile device. Is there any way in JavaME to do so?
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Hi there,
I too seeking for something to prevent copy attack...
someone told me that I can use System.getProperty("IMEI"), but I am not sure about the string IMEI exactly because it depends on the mobile vendor.
if you find any thing send me an email: [email protected]
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Copy protection for photos?

Hi,
Is there a free program or one for sale out there that protects your photographs when you post them on a website?
I have iWatermark but want one that doesn't distort the photos or put words on them. You know how you can right click photos on some sites but can't copy them or drag them onto a desktop? That's what I'm looking for.
Thanks,
S.

Hi S,
It's the ability to read your source page (codes, php, asp, etc) that is a huge if not impossible to disable. There's common software out there that will only show the image locations. Just a simple right click over most images, choose "properties", will give you the exact location of an image within the root directory. If you're disabling right click, I assume you cannot look at a larger image of the thumbnail...
If you can see someone's page source, you can see exactly where the image is coming from, e.g. http:// address, folder, etc... I think there MAYBE a code to prevent someone from seeing your source, I'm not sure. If you have thumbnails you can click on, you might be able to see the URL of the image in the status bar. About the only thing I can think of that is pretty good is FLASH but that's another whole thing...
It can be done, it just all depends how much "code" you want to fool with and how easy it is going to be to rotate, add or subtract images in the future. Let me know when you get something up, and I'll try to copy the image and see how hard it is... :-P
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Copy protection for either the pdf slideshow or web flash

From what I can tell so far there is'nt any way to secure the pdf security
from within lightroom nor enable some kind of security in web flash that wont allow printing of images. Does anyone know if there is a way to secure these so my images are'nt stolen off of the web from my galleries?
Thanks in advance

I also would like to know what good adding security (against printing) to a pdf would do?
As previously said, if you can view the images you can "steal" them or print them.
There are apps that you can download to remove the protection on pdf's.
(I even know of a way using "Save as" in one of the apps that come installed on the Mac's ;-)
The best you can do is to watermark your images and be restrictive with the viewing size.
Or to password protect the whole web gallery against viewing and only give out passwords to trusted people.

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I'm having trouble getting external audio files to import properly into GarageBand, most specifically MP3 files. These aren't copy protected audio files, these are files I've created myself in other programs and unprotected MP3 sound effects clips downloaded from various web sites.
Here's what happens, I open GB and create a new project. I find the audio file that I want to start with, an MP3 file that plays just fine in QuickTime and iTunes. I drag the audio file into GB to create a new track. GB begins a conversion/import process or whatever it does to be able to edit an MP3 file. I see the progress bar filling up as it does this. When it is complete a new track is created with the MP3 file's name, however the track itself is empty. I don't see any content and there is no audio when I hit play. I don't get any sort of error message either.
I've tried playing with the MP3 file settings, changing them to mono, adjusting bit rates, compression, etc. but every time I try to import into GB this same process happens with no results. These audio files I'm creating play in all my other audio playing apps, so I'm confused as to what could be wrong.
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Set Copy Protect?

Any idea how I can turn ON copy protection for a Quicktime file? There used to be a utility that did this, but what I've found doesn't seem to work with OS 10.5 (or Intel procs?). I also haven't found anything helpful in the xcode tools.
The QT no copy bit would be fine. DRM sounds interesting too. Really, just how to go about enabling that?
thanks
it really isn't necessary to point out that copy protection can be bypassed. My search here indicated that many times over.

There is no "copy protection" available in QuickTime files. Best you can do is to make them "un-editable" via AppleScript. Those that get a copy of your QuickTime .mov file can only view it. They can't export or edit it.
There are pricey applications that can use the "Media Key" (password) feature of QuickTime:
http://developer.apple.com/documentation/QuickTime/QT4WebPage/samplechap/special -8.html
The link above shows some other methods for making it difficult for viewers to "steal" your QuickTime files.
http://homepage.mac.com/kkirkster/F/index.html
One of my QuickTime files that is saved as "un-editable". It also uses a "skin" track so viewers couldn't use screen capture software to make a copy.

Copy protection in Adobe Encore DVD 2.0

I use Encore 1.0, and it doesn't have much to offer in the way of copy protection (you have to master to a special kind of tape, and go through some more hoops). Does Version 2.0 offer a more user-friendly way to keep ones DVD's from being copied at will by one's customers?

Hi Steven,
Up until 4 weeks ago, copy protection for recordable DVDRs was not available, however it now is. The copy Protection available is Macrovision's RipGuard anti-ripping copy protection which already protects over 200 million of Hollywood's DVDs. Macrovision has completed the rework of RipGuard to allow it's implimentation on Recordable DVD, and in the last 30 days we have already protected over 2000 Recordables.
On top of that is is very affordable, ranging from just a few dollars per disc, to less than a dollar per disc based upon quantities from 1 DVDR to 500+ DVDR.
Currently we are the only licensed and accredited Provider of this service in the U.S. because of our long standing partnership with Macrovision and their confidence in our quality control systems and infrastructure.
Beginning Monday, June 25th, we launch our national marketing campaign for RipGuard-MOD, and you will be reading about it in trade journals everywhere.
I invite you to give me a call and I would be happy to provide you with more information and pricing. You can also visit: www.RipGuardMOD.com for more information and to download the RipGuard MOD Datasheet.
I look forward to speaking with you.
Sincerely,
Tim Montague
Chicago Digital Post
Great Lakes Digital Media
Chicago, IL USA
(877) 4MyVideo (toll-free)
(877) 469-8433 (toll-free)

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