Hi forum members,
Thinking about troublesome DVD protection with the SonyRootkit as the bottom line. This little tool from: http://www.ripit4me.org/ is free and makes ripping your favorite DVD for a private (security) copy (which by Dutch law is a legal thing to do) easy as peanuts.
polonus
very cool …
have you tried it yet?
I tried but the zip file seems to be corrupt.
(yes I download it a few times… 
)
Hi Bob3160,
This is what I get on the download link:
Dr.Web (R) daemon for Linux v4.33 (4.33.0.09211)
Copyright © Igor Daniloff, 1992-2005
Last update time: 2006-07-20,22:02:46
File size: 83135 bytes
download.php - archive ZIP
download.php/RipIt4Me.exe - OK
download.php - OK
Right download link
http://www.ripit4me.org/download.php
No problems unzipping this nice Israeli tool. Other possibility they may not like you to have it in the USA and corrupted the zip link (You can think of some organization that does not like their copy-protection schemes surpassed, starts with R… you can guess three times, there is not much they will allow you to “tinker with” Read on this subject: http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com/?p=852 ).
polonus
PS If you can get hold of a copy of the software. You may put in on your website for it says:
…
Quote:
Please feel free to distribute this software on your website, as long as it is made publicly available at no cost.
End of Quote
…
Like it or not it installed fine for me (also US) though I’m sure “they” would prefer it otherwise.
I guess the 4th download attempts must have been a charm… :-X
After some serious debating with myself, and the advice of some others, I’ve come to the conclusion
that the DVD copying software isn’t something I should make available on MySharedFiles.
Since I don’t need the authorities knocking on my door for offering something that’s not legal
as our current statutes are written, it’s safer to err on the side of caution.
I’ve therefore removed it from that server.
Sorry Damien
Please note:
It’s your responsibility to make sure it’s legal where you live.
It’s your responsibility to make sure it’s leagal where you live
hey bob3160
correct spelling is legal
spelling 101 ;D
(all in clean avast! fun)
Hi Bob3160,
I can agree with you being on the safe side. I found this on an official Dutch site of one of the biggest ISP provider and Carrier in the land, so I felt no hesitation presenting it here. We have to abide by Dutch law, and only consider that has been printed in our Dutch language. So sorry for the Americans who have to stick by their rules and all the tricks the Big Media 6 play on them to “make” them abide by these rules, with the Sony Rootkit example as “a miserable low”.
This is a development of the last decade and Big Brother is coming in unhidden at an enormous pace. The possibilities to tinker with anything are rapidly lost completely, even if you buy it, you buy only the right to use it, but not on your conditions, not even with your own money.
Give you an example how you are traced. See a lot of packets on port 443, https (normal not seen by any FW, it is a normal secure protocol), NAI Certificate Services for siteadvisor.com Policy Validation Authority Network, RSA public Root CA vII. rsakeonrootsign & rsasecurity.com 051021122142Z 071101101102142Z0X1 CPS Incorporated by references http://www.rsasecurity.com/products/keon/repository/certificate_status/RSA_Public_Root_CA_crl
------ and this comes and goes, they all play hand in foot.
polonus
Nice program though 
Hi M2,
This is also a nice tool to protect your MP3 for others with the DRM tool from Ericson Sony: http://developer.sonyericsson.com/getDocument.do?docId=76997
A good initiative was set by Yahoo who presents MP3 without the DRM protection. look here:
http://music.yahoo.com/jessicaforyou/
Yahoo speaks of a revolution.
polonus
nice info ;D
thanks polonus :o