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👾 Gather 'round, nerds, for the most thrilling bedtime story about C64 copy protection. This epic saga spans SIX volumes—because who doesn't love a good dissertation on floppy drive mechanics? 😴 Prepare to have your mind blown by the riveting adventures of the 1541 Drive, or maybe just take a nap instead. 💤
https://www.commodoregames.net/copyprotection/ #C64Stories #CopyProtection #FloppyDrive #RetroGaming #BedtimeNerds #HackerNews #ngated

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Hacker News Mar 2

C64 Copy Protection

https://www.commodoregames.net/copyprotection/

#HackerNews #C64 #Copy #Protection #CommodoreGaming #RetroGaming #CopyProtection #TechHistory

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lmorchard's links Feb 2

Defeating a 40-year-old copy protection dongle – Dmitry Brant

"That’s right — this little device is what stood between me and the ability to run an even older piece of software that I recently unearthed during an expedition of software archaeology.

For a bit more background, I was recently involved in helping a friend’s accounting firm to move away from using an extremely legacy software package that they had locked themselves into using for the last four decades."

https://dmitrybrant.com/2026/02/01/defeating-a-40-year-old-copy-protection-dongle

#copyprotection #hacks #history #retro #software

Defeating a 40-year-old copy protection dongle – Dmitry Brant

lmorchard's links Feb 2

Defeating a 40-year-old copy protection dongle – Dmitry Brant

"That’s right — this little device is what stood between me and the ability to run an even older piece of software that I recently unearthed during an expedition of software archaeology.

For a bit more background, I was recently involved in helping a friend’s accounting firm to move away from using an extremely legacy software package that they had locked themselves into using for the last four decades."

https://dmitrybrant.com/2026/02/01/defeating-a-40-year-old-copy-protection-dongle

#copyprotection #hacks #history #retro #software

Defeating a 40-year-old copy protection dongle – Dmitry Brant

derPUPE Nov 10

#CopyProtection: nice try #VCR industrie

DesertFOX Oct 28

I just got this new game called "Grand Monster Slam" for the Commodore Amiga and, initially, I had some issues dumping the -copy protected- floppy disk.
Luckily, after some tinkering, I finally got it working using the WinUAE 6.0.1 emulator and a virtual Amiga A500. This actually looks pretty sweet! 😜

#Amiga #Commodore #RetroGaming #RetroGames #80s #Retro #90s #WinUAE #Emulation #CopyProtection

Adrian Segar Sep 29

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

DesertFOX Sep 9, 2025

Thanks to a new upload by "lemonhead" and "Digitoxin", I could finally complete my personal floppy disk collection of the 1987 game "Larry Leisure Suit" for the IBM-PC, Version 1.0.

This game was copy protected, so it's always neat to have all kinds of disk image formats available. I just dumped and added my own TeleDisk image. It works!

If you're curious: Here's Digitoxin's collection of "Sierra On-Line" titles:
https://archive.org/details/20220303_20220303_0527

This. Is. AWESOME! Enjoy! 😉

#RetroComputing #LarryLeisureSuit #LLS #MSDOS #DOSGaming #PCGaming #80s #CopyProtection #FloppyDisk #Diskette #86Box #Emulation #TeleDisk

Klaus Frank Sep 1, 2025

Bought a #BlueRay player off of amazon. It just arrived and I'm kinda surprised that right within the included manual it tells one to download AnyDVD in case one of your BlueRays can't be played.
It mentions AnyDVD a total of 3 times. It even says it is a protection software ("Schutzsoftware").

So are BD Drive manufacturers now also done with the #copyprotection bullshit?!?

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