Protecting a DVD from being copied

Is it possible to create a DVD using iDVD and protect it so that it cannot be copied by others? Thanks for your help!

Even commercial DVDs cannot accomplish this, hard as they try.

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Protecting your email from being copied

Does anyone know if there is a function for mac that can protect your emails frome being copied by another person.

+Outlook does not include these capabilities which is impossible.+
Don't be silly. Information rights management has been an integral part of MS' Office suite since the 2003 version. I might add that there are other programs that do the same thing, for other kinds of documents, for example Adobe Acrobat for pdf files. Unbelievably enough, even various well-known pieces of Apple software do the same thing for certain kinds of media files. You simply do not know what you are talking about.
This is straight from Outlook's Help:
"By using Permission on the toolbar, you can restrict permission on an e-mail message for specific recipients you want to read the message. As the message sender, you can remove restricted permission from a saved draft of a message by clicking Permission on the toolbar again. Recipients can open and read an e-mail message with restricted permission just as they would a message that doesn't have restricted permission. If recipients don't have Outlook 2003 or later installed on their computers, they can download the Rights Management Add-on for Internet Explorer or another program that supports content with restricted permission.
E-mail administrators can create permission policies to include on the Outlook Permission submenu (or Permission on the File menu). These permission policies define who can read messages and what actions recipients can take with those messages. For example, an e-mail administrator might define a policy called "Company Confidential" that specifies that a message using that policy can be opened only by people inside the company domain. When you compose a message, you can choose from up to 20 customized policies on the Permission submenu (depending on how many policies the e-mail administrator provides)."
+Regarding security, there is a night and day difference between Windows and OS X.+
More nonsense. See my above remark.

How can I protect DVDs I create in PE from being copied?

How can I protect DVDs I create in PE from being copied? I know that I can't prevent 100%, but would like to stop a majority. Can I apply MACROVISION to my DVDs?

>cycle redundancy failure
Optical discs are prone to read errors, particularly when finger prints, fluff, etc. get on the reading surface, so redundant information is added in such a way that minor errors can be corrected. If the disc is damaged sufficiently seriously, e.g. a deep scratch running around a track, the error correction system fails to correct the error, and you will be unable to read that file on a computer by normal means. Note that only the last .VOB file that was scratched would be unreadable.
I bought a cheap commercial DVD that had a serious pressing error, causing the movie to jump. Windows explorer failed to read the DVD but I did find a program (forgotten which) which made 10 attempts to read the faulty sector before carrying on. The copied movie then played perfectly (well there must have been a minor glitch where the error was, but I couldn't see it).

How can I prevent a PDF file from being copied, printed or downloaded? Students should only be able to view the text and and not distribute it in any way.

How can I prevent a PDF file from being copied, printed or downloaded? Students should only be able to view the text and and not distribute it in any way.

You can prevent it from being printed by applying a security policy to it
in Acrobat. The rest can't be prevented, unless you spend a LOT of money
on DRM protection.

How can I prevent my images from being copied?

This is a perennial question, but the simple answer is that you can't. It's impossible.
Don't believe snake oil adverts for products that claim to prevent images from being copied. Once an image is displayed on a computer, there are numerous ways of copying it. "Solutions" that prevent users from right-clicking or pressing Print Screen can be disabled by turning off JavaScript in the browser; and screen grabbing software can easily make a copy of an image.
If you want to show your photography on the web, but don't want others to steal your images, consider the following options:
Add a watermark to your images.
Embed copyright information in the metadata of your images.
Save images at low resolution (72dpi is standard on the web, but useless for printing).
The following image uses all three techniques:
You can create a Photoshop action to watermark images. Use the File Info dialog box in Bridge CS4 to add copyright metadata to your images.

I asked a question. Hans was kind enough to give me a solution, and for that I thank him! I have also learned a little more in the process!
We have already established that the solution stops people right clicking on an image and saving the image (be it in Windows Explorer or not), but it has also been established that it is by no means a fool proof way of protecting images and that there are other ways of copying images from a webpage. However, it is another level of protection.
Unfortunately, I do not want to watermark my images as I do not like looking as watermarked images myself. I also downsize my images for the web. I was just looking for another level of protection.
Thanks for the input anyway!

How to "protect" a square from being erased in a Java Paint application?

Hi. I have created a paint program in Java (something like MS Paint) and I have a problem.
In order to show the current colour the user is using I have drawn a square on the screen.
But when I select the eraser tool and try to erase the square, it can be erased and I dont want that.
Is there any way I can "protect" the square from being erased by the eraser tool?
The eraser tool basically draws white rectangles when the mouse is dragged.
Thanks

Hi. This is the code I am using. Hope this helps.
       Button fill_rect_btn = new Button(" Fill Rect"); //create buttons
       Button draw_rect_btn = new Button(" Draw Rect");
       Button eraser_btn = new Button("Eraser");
       eraser_btn.addActionListener(this);       //add actions listener
       eraser_btn.addMouseMotionListener(this); //and MouseMotionListener
       g.setColor(Color.yellow); //draw the yellow rect
       g.fillRect(0,0,145,108);   //behind the buttons
       else if(e.getSource()==eraser_btn)
          {shape=7;} //test if button has been clicked
        public void mouseDragged(java.awt.event.MouseEvent mouseEvent)
             if(shape==7)
                 g.setColor(Color.white);
                 g.fillRect(xvalue, yvalue, 10 , 20 //draw rectangles
                 g.setColor(Color.black);
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Is there a way to password protect certain apps from being used? Example I don't want my child to access my apps while he's using his on the iPad

Is there a way to password protect certain apps from being used? Example I don't want my child to access my apps while he's using his on the iPad. I don't want to lock him out of the iPad. Let him use Angry birds, but not Sims or Games not appropriate for him that I play.

Sorry, but it is not possible to restrict use of specific apps other that the few restrictions provided in the Restrictions settings, not unless the app itself provides some sort of lock. If you don't want your child playing certain games, the only answer is to not load them on the iPad he uses.
Regards.

Prevent Requested Delivery date from being copied from one quote to another

Hello SAP Guru's,
How do I prevent the requested delivery date and the first date from being copied when I am creating a new quote with reference to an existing quote? What do I have to change in the copy control settings? I want everything else to be the same.
Sincerely,
Ketan

hi,
u can do it by writing a data transfer routine on in the header level. u can prevent it from being copied.
saurabh

How to lock apps from being copied/stolen

I haven't put much thought into this before but had a few other Techs. ask me about this.
Is there away to lock down applications from being copied.
For example, how to stop a user from simply dragging MS Office to a thumb drive then take home with them.
I know some apps put the SN# and such info in the library's but this is not hard to get around. A lot of apps are just drag drop apps.
Is there not a way?
Thanks,
Carter

Hi, Carter.
AFAIK, there's no way to prevent this. Even if you installed the applications on a Mac OS X 10.4 Server volume and used ACLs (Access Control Lists), there's no ACL permission that allows Read while prohibiting "copy." What can be read can be copied, so merely using Read permissions generally won't prevent copying.
You can read about ACLs in the PDF document Mac OS X Server 10.4 File Services (Manual).
This is why so many third-party applications are employing "activation" and "phone home" technologies to assure the license is both valid and running on the computer on which it was originally installed. As one can see from reviewing the information on software piracy published by the Business Software Alliance, these methods are still being circumvented, but they are getting better.
If piracy is an issue in your firm, it should vigorously enforce an anti-piracy "condition of employment," i.e. if someone is found to be stealing apps, they should be fired both immediately and publicly, the latter to set an example that the firm has zero tolerance for piracy.
Good luck!
Dr. Smoke
Author: Troubleshooting Mac® OS X

How to stop an embedded PDF online from being copied and pasted?

I have an issue which I need assistance with please.
I can secure a PDF file using Adobe Acrobat XI and it disables it from being copied and pasted (right-click brings no such options) but, when I upload it online (to Wordpress) and link to it then it opens in Adobe Reader (or whatever PDF viewer the user has installed on their computer) and because of this they can highlight the text and right-click and then copy and paste it to a Word document and such, even though this was not possible in Adobe Acrobat XI but as soon as it goes online it is possible. How can this be prevented?
Basically I want to embed PDF's online for others to read and view directly online but I want to disable them from copying and pasting text - can this be done?
Many thanks.
Ian

If I allowed the secured PDF as a download instead (because it could not be embedded) and they tried to edit it with their PDF software I assume the encryption on it and restrictions (e.g. no copy and paste) would still be enforced?
Not a correct assumption. Some PDF software respects security and some doesn't. This has nothing to do with whether it is embedded or downloaded.
Many people face this issue, but it is best to just get used to the idea that what you put on the web can be saved, shared, emailed, copied and recirculated. That's how the web is. Even if copy/paste wasn't allowed, the user could just do a screen capture and paste that. If that weren't allowed they could photograph the screen. And for some of the older generation, it even occurs to them to retype what they want...!

Protect child SWF from being downloaded

Hi, I've been struggling with this for a while and i cannot
find how to do this....
I have a main Flex app (main.swf) that load other pieces of
content (content.swf, content2.jpg, etc...). I want those pieces of
contents to be accessible only by using main.swf. I've tried to put
my content outside the web root and access it in main.swf using an
image container with the source :
http://www.server.com/file?content.swf&key=secret,
but anyone can access this string and download content.swf.
So, how can i protect content.swf from being downloaded...
Note that i cannot embed content.swf, content2.jpg, etc... since
there will be too many files...
Any help would be appreciated

I'm going to throw this out there and say, simply, that you
can't. Just the fact that someone is viewing the content means
that's it's already downloaded to their system, albeit buried in a
temp folder somewhere.
I think instead of stopping someone from downloading it, you
could find a way to stop it from working once it's separated from
the web server it's currently deployed on.
Someone please correct me if I'm wrong, of course...
Jon

Protecting images in slideshow from being copied

Hi, I am new to iDVD and would like to know....
Would a client be able to print from images that I have made into a slideshow using iDVD.
If this is possible how can I protect my images?
John

Hello John,
the short answer is: No.
There is no possibility in iDVD (or DVD Studio Pro,
for that matter) to effectively protect the contents
of a DVD. The industry has been trying for a long
time to protect CDs & DVDs, but there are a lot of
tools freely available on the Net that break these
protections, be that illegal or not.
What you can do is place a watermark (logo/© 2006 by
John) on your pics. This can be done in Photoshop or
iWatermark for example. The drawback is that you need
to place the watermark in a way that it doesn't
interfere with viewing, thus it would be easy to
simply cut the part.
Final thought: the "ripping" of a DVD rarely produces
good quality results, as the MPEG-2 encoded video is
not meant to be edited further. So your client might
not get the hi-res prints he/she expects.
hope this helps
mish
Thanks Mish. I will resort to using a watermark.
Could you advise on the resolution of jpegs to use for a slideshow?

Can I Stop my Images from being Copied from my Web Pages

On some websites I visit, it prevents you from right clicking on the image and saving it. A message pops up saying the image cannot be copied.
Would any of you kind folk know of a way I can stop my images from being saved from my Dreamweaver web pages?
Many thanks in advance for your anticipated help!

I asked a question. Hans was kind enough to give me a solution, and for that I thank him! I have also learned a little more in the process!
We have already established that the solution stops people right clicking on an image and saving the image (be it in Windows Explorer or not), but it has also been established that it is by no means a fool proof way of protecting images and that there are other ways of copying images from a webpage. However, it is another level of protection.
Unfortunately, I do not want to watermark my images as I do not like looking as watermarked images myself. I also downsize my images for the web. I was just looking for another level of protection.
Thanks for the input anyway!

Protecting swf files from being decompiled

At the end of the day, our flex apps are deployed as swf
files which have the potential to be decomplied and thereby our
intellectual properties lost. There are tools in the market which
claim to secure the swf files from being decompiled. Are these
tools live up to their claims? Is it worthwhile to spend money on
these tools? Would the protected swf become harder to deployed? Any
good products already available in this line? Please point out
some. Thx.

Most of the tools I have seen are geared towards extracting
resources from swf's. I use one myself (eltima.com) for
"harvesting" manufacturers content for my motorcycle dealers. They
are authorized to use this content, but finding someone at Yamaha
of Kawasaki or any of the majors who even knows where to find these
resources is next to impossible. I have also used it to learn from
by viewing scripts, but as you say, at the end of the day, I think
the concepts and best practices are about the only thing worth
taking away from others efforts, not the code.
Unlocking a protected file can be done as well and I remember
using a product over a year ago to get at the scripts within an swf
(I wanted the URL's that pointed to media - it was legal for me to
do this). It ran from the command line and output the scripts.
There aren't too many of these types of programs to be found, but
they exist.
My personal opinion is that it's not worth the effort. My
java classes can be decompiled and if someone wants to go to that
trouble, more power to them. To my knowledge, there isn't anything
out there yet that is perfect for backwards engineering an swf into
an MXML file, but a competitor of FLASH Decompiler says that they
can decompile Adobe 9 PLAYER swf's. For what it's worth, I plan on
posting the majority of my code on my flexdev.org site once I get
it established.
For people who make components for sale, this could be an
issue of stolen revenue if the decompilers get sophisticated enough
to reverse engineer the swc into a usable MXML file. I would be
against anyone who stole code for this purpose, for sure.

Protect DLL Files from being deleted or unregistered

I am looking for a way to protect a DLL file from being deleted or unregistered.
My users have an application that uses the same DLL files as another application. This is in a test environment, so when they are uninstalled they step on each other by deleting or un-registering the DLLs.
Any ideas?

Hi,
These apps are designed to delete the DLL file in uninstallation process. You can test to Deny the Delete permission on the DLL file as a test but it may cause a new issue that application think they failed to uninstall itself clearly as the DLL file cannot
be deleted. Just have a try on Deny Delete permission in NTFS security.
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