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

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 04:11:27 +0000

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.

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InformationWeek | Digital Rights Management | Opinion: Apple's Copy Protection Isn't Just Bad For Consumers, It's Bad For Business | July 31, 2006

Thu, 03 Aug 2006 05:06:40 +0000

"Apple's copy-protection technology makes media companies into its servants."

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Interesting Article - StarForce Technologies Forums

Sun, 12 Mar 2006 23:37:48 +0000

"The main purpose is to delay the release of cracked version. Maximum sales rate usually takes place in the first month(s) after the game release. ... even we recommend the publishers to release the patches that remove the copy protection just to make the

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