Can dd copy videogame dvds with copy protection software
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Can dd copy videogame dvds with copy protection software
I am looking to back up a collection of video games and many of the games unfortunately have drm like securom. I know that dd works at a lower level than most disk cloning software so if i used dd to copy the dvd into one iso file would copy protection software detect that and scramble the content of the iso?
If dd can be used to make backups of copy protected discs is highly dependent on the copy protection in use. You mentioned Securom, which uses data position measurement to determine if a medium is legit, which means that you can copy it just fine, but if you try to run the software it will detect that it is a copy and refuse to work. You will have to study how the copy protection works for every medium you want to backup to determine if a copy with dd will work for you.
Last edited by TobiSGD; 04-22-2015 at 02:20 PM.
Reason: fixed typo
Just to clarify, before we get more reports about this thread. We had an internal discussion and concluded that we are fine with this thread, since the OP clearly states that it is for backup purposes.
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