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Your favorite DVD ripper (hint...think of "decryption") software has just been basically banned...you may wish to investigate this this situation :rolleyes:

-tReP
 
Ripped from a CDFreaks, in a letter submitted by the author of that dvd software :

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Hello world,

I"ve got some good news and some bad news.Let’s start with the good.... (tumble weed passes by)Ok, and now onto the bad: D-e-c-r-y-p-t-e-r !!!!! deleted is the last version you"ll ever see.We hoped this day would never come, but it has, and I can promise you, nobody is more gutted about it than I am.

What started as a bit of fun, putting a GUI around some existing code, turned into something that I can only describe as ‘part of me’ – yes, I know that’s sad ;-) As I"ve recently been made aware (by a letter, hand delivered to my door, last Tuesday), due to some law that was changed back in October 2003, circumventing copy protection isn"t allowed.

Ok so it has taken a while (almost 2 years), but eventually "a certain company" has decided they don"t like what I"m doing (circumventing their protection) and have come at me like a pack of wolves. I"ve no choice but to cease everything to do with D-e-c-r-y-p-t-e-r. I realise this is going to be one of those "that sucks - fight them!" kinda things, but at the end of the day, it"s my life and I"m not about to throw it all away (before it has even really started) attempting to fight a battle I can"t possibly win.

If 321 Studios can"t do it with millions, what chance do I have with £50?! As I"m sure most of you have already noticed, the site has been down for a few days. That surprised me as much as the next person (slight breakdown in communication), or I would have issued this statement on it directly.

So anyway, from this point forward, I"m no longer permitted to provide any sort of assistance with anything that helps people infringe the rights of "a certain company".That means, no more emails, no more forum posts, no PM"s, no nothing! END OF STORY.The domain name will be transferred over to the company by the end of the week (9th June, according to the undertakings I have to sign) so don"t email it thinking "Oh, I"ll just ask LIGHTNING UK! for support on this". You"ll not be getting the intended recipient and could be landing yourself in sh1t!

With the last version, it makes sense for everyone to disable the "check for new versions" feature, as obviously there won"t be any. Of course what I really mean is that you should all stop using the program out of respect for the company’s rights.

Anyone hosting D-e-c-r-y-p-t-e-r is advised to cease doing so immediately. I"ve the feeling they won"t stop with just me. I"m having to contact anyone I know of that is (at the very least, the "mirror" sites), and tell them to stop. Copies of those emails must also be sent to the solicitors so they can check I"m doing everything I"m supposed to. If I don’t, I die.

It is of course down to the owners of those sites to react how they want to. It"s not my job to force you to do anything you don"t want to, I"m just giving you some friendly advice. Maybe it"s just me, but I see this as a bit of an "end of an era". I realise there are other tools, but there"s no telling how much longer they"ll last, and not only that, mine was the oldest! I"ve met loads of great people over the years and I want to take this opportunity to wish them every success for the future - yes DDBT peeps, that includes you lot! : "(I hope you"ve all enjoyed my contribution to the DVD scene and maybe I"ll see ya around sometime.

LIGHTNING UK!
(Author of !!!!! delete)
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Sad news, but it was as easy as unleashing a pack of lawyers.
 
Any thoughts on where it might still be available? So I can.......you know.......stay away from those sites........so that I don't get the latest version before it's gone........
 
jebo_4jc anyone who would download such a file would definitely be doomed 9 times and suffer from an org y.
 
Newbify2 said:
jebo_4jc anyone who would download such a file would definitely be doomed 9 times and suffer from an org y.
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nice work....heh
 
I've been using the same version for months. Guess I missed the download boat. :p

It does work fine though.
 
Pretty sure they're still available at overseas sites, got the last two versions myself.

I wouldn't sweat downloading a copy of it.
 
Newbify2 said:
jebo_4jc anyone who would download such a file would definitely be doomed 9 times and suffer from an org y.
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and donkeys born in 2000 shall krap on their grave.
 
what happened to the lawsuit to remove sharpies? I know it was made as a joke, but where'd that go?

also, I copy protect my papers with a "copyright 2005" note at the bottom. Copiers the world over don't recognize my copyright. I want those copiers burned.
 
kleptophobiac said:
also, I copy protect my papers with a "copyright 2005" note at the bottom. Copiers the world over don't recognize my copyright. I want those copiers burned.
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You joke, but they have seriously investigated doing this with text recognition software.
 
SJetski71 said:
Pretty sure they're still available at overseas sites, got the last two versions myself.

I wouldn't sweat downloading a copy of it.
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Yeah, I found a couple of sites just now.

Mr.Dearthian
 
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