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From Wikipedia, the free
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Anti-piracy is a term used
to describe countermeasures against maritime piracy but moreoften by some to
describe the attempt to prevent copyright infringement, counterfeiting, and
other violations of intellectual-property rights.
It includes, but is by no means limited to, the combined efforts of
corporate associations (such as the RIAA and MPAA), law enforcement agencies
(such as the FBI and Interpol), and various world governments to combat
copyright infringement relating to various types of creative works, such as
software, music and films. These measures often come in the form of copy
protection measures such as DRM.
[edit] Examples
* RIAA suing file-sharers that share music over P2P networks
* MPAA encryption of DVD movies using the CSS cipher and prohibiting the
distribution and use of DeCSS, while also having the effect of banning
free/open source DVD player software.
* "Coded Anti-Piracy", also called CAP codes, as a way to put a forensic
identification on the film to trace back illegal copies of films to the
source.
* Metal Gear Solid required a piece of information from the game's jewel
case for the player to progress after a certain point, making pirated copies
effectively worthless without the original jewel case, although the
information can easily be found on the Internet.
* Microsoft removing Windows Vista and Microsoft Office from various torrent
trackers
* EarthBound (Mother 2) for the SNES, in addition to showing warning screens
and drasticly increasing the number of enemies, deliberately crashes itself
at the final Giygas fight forcing the player to reset the game. Upon
attempting to reload the game, the player's saved games are deleted if the
copy is pirated.
* Spyro 3 for the PS1, in addition to warning screens, removes elements of
the game including items you need to collect, and delibrately crashes and
deletes your game save on the final boss.
* MegaMan Operate Shooting Star has an anti-piracy code on it, causing every
step the player takes revealing an enemy.
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