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See also DigitalPiracyIsEvil, UsefulNotes/{{DRM}} and [[UsefulNotes/CopyProtection the useful notes page]].
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See also DigitalPiracyIsEvil, UsefulNotes/{{DRM}} MediaNotes/{{DRM}} and [[UsefulNotes/CopyProtection [[MediaNotes/CopyProtection the useful media notes page]].
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* Adobe started using activation fully with the introduction of the CS versions of their software. Certain tools like UsefulNotes/AdobeFlash and [=DreamWeaver=] had it earlier.
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* Adobe started using activation fully with the introduction of the CS versions of their software. Certain tools like UsefulNotes/AdobeFlash MediaNotes/AdobeFlash and [=DreamWeaver=] had it earlier.
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* Most commercially released Laserdisc, DVD and UsefulNotes/BluRay discs are copy-protected by Macrovision. It prevents the disc on making bootleg copies.
** For UsefulNotes/LaserDisc players, there was a [=VideoCD=] modchip released by a Hong Kong company to enable [=LaserDisc=] players to be able to also handle the Philips-developed digital [=VideoCD=] format. However, there are players that are incompatible with the chip, and installing the chip on such a player caused Macrovision to trigger on protected discs and show color bands on the screen.
** For UsefulNotes/LaserDisc players, there was a [=VideoCD=] modchip released by a Hong Kong company to enable [=LaserDisc=] players to be able to also handle the Philips-developed digital [=VideoCD=] format. However, there are players that are incompatible with the chip, and installing the chip on such a player caused Macrovision to trigger on protected discs and show color bands on the screen.
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* Most commercially released Laserdisc, DVD and UsefulNotes/BluRay Platform/BluRay discs are copy-protected by Macrovision. It prevents the disc on making bootleg copies.
** ForUsefulNotes/LaserDisc Platform/LaserDisc players, there was a [=VideoCD=] modchip released by a Hong Kong company to enable [=LaserDisc=] players to be able to also handle the Philips-developed digital [=VideoCD=] format. However, there are players that are incompatible with the chip, and installing the chip on such a player caused Macrovision to trigger on protected discs and show color bands on the screen.
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* Parodied in ''VideoGame/TheWitcher3WildHunt'' in a particular quest, where Geralt is hired to investigate a mysterious tower that appeared out of nowhere and brought with it a constant storm. In the tower he finds a wizard trapped behind a magical barrier. Apparently the wizard bought the tower at an auction but didn't realize it came with a "Defensive Regulatory Magicon" or [[UsefulNotes/DigitalRightsManagement DRM]] for short. When he entered the tower mistook him for an intruder and trapped the hapless mage. He then tasks the player with finding "Gottfried's Omni-opening Grimoire" [[note]]Platform/GOGDotCom, who is notable for originally selling only DRM-free games[[/note]] in order to deactivate the DRM.
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* Parodied in ''VideoGame/TheWitcher3WildHunt'' in a particular quest, where Geralt is hired to investigate a mysterious tower that appeared out of nowhere and brought with it a constant storm. In the tower he finds a wizard trapped behind a magical barrier. Apparently the wizard bought the tower at an auction but didn't realize it came with a "Defensive Regulatory Magicon" or [[UsefulNotes/DigitalRightsManagement [[MediaNotes/DigitalRightsManagement DRM]] for short. When he entered the tower mistook him for an intruder and trapped the hapless mage. He then tasks the player with finding "Gottfried's Omni-opening Grimoire" [[note]]Platform/GOGDotCom, who is notable for originally selling only DRM-free games[[/note]] in order to deactivate the DRM.
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* It is not enough that ''VideoGame/Persona3Reload'' is [=DRM'd=] with Denuvo (see "Denuvo Anti-Tamper" above), but Atlus/Sega made the baffling decision of locking the downloadable soundtrack for those that bought them digitally behind an EXE file which is actually just another "game" (it is a music player made in Unreal Engine, also [=DRM'd=] of course). Because it is treated as another game, opening any other application (or just unfocusing its window) will pause it, losing the point of having the soundtrack in the first place. There is also the obvious fact that it is not compatible on any platform other than PC, so fans that wanted to listen on the go would be better off ripping the soundtrack from the game itself or grab the fan uploads from Website/YouTube.
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* It is not enough that ''VideoGame/Persona3Reload'' is [=DRM'd=] with Denuvo (see "Denuvo Anti-Tamper" above), but Atlus/Sega made the baffling decision of locking the downloadable soundtrack for those that bought them digitally behind an EXE file which is actually just another "game" (it is a music player made in Unreal Engine, also [=DRM'd=] of course). Because it is treated as another game, opening any other application (or just unfocusing its window) will pause it, losing the point of having the soundtrack in the first place. There is also the obvious fact that it is not compatible on any platform other than PC, so fans that wanted to listen on the go would be better off ripping the soundtrack from the game itself or grab the fan uploads from Website/YouTube.Platform/YouTube.
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* Creator/CDProjektRed is conspicuously famous for outspokenly shunning DRM and as a result ''not even using a single piece of DRM at all in their games''. You can just snarf an installed instance of ''VideoGame/TheWitcher3'' or ''VideoGame/Cyberpunk2077'', transfer it to another computer, and it will run with absolutely no problems whatsoever. One of the selling points of their video game store, Website/GogDotCom, is "we do not use DRM". This stance is rooted on the owners and executives of the company having a firm belief that people will eventually pay for games they like, and that pirated games nowadays have inherent disadvantages anyway such as no official multiplayer, no automatic updates and no official seasonal events.
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* Creator/CDProjektRed is conspicuously famous for outspokenly shunning DRM and as a result ''not even using a single piece of DRM at all in their games''. You can just snarf an installed instance of ''VideoGame/TheWitcher3'' or ''VideoGame/Cyberpunk2077'', transfer it to another computer, and it will run with absolutely no problems whatsoever. One of the selling points of their video game store, Website/GogDotCom, Platform/GogDotCom, is "we do not use DRM". This stance is rooted on the owners and executives of the company having a firm belief that people will eventually pay for games they like, and that pirated games nowadays have inherent disadvantages anyway such as no official multiplayer, no automatic updates and no official seasonal events.
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* Parodied in ''VideoGame/TheWitcher3WildHunt'' in a particular quest, where Geralt is hired to investigate a mysterious tower that appeared out of nowhere and brought with it a constant storm. In the tower he finds a wizard trapped behind a magical barrier. Apparently the wizard bought the tower at an auction but didn't realize it came with a "Defensive Regulatory Magicon" or [[UsefulNotes/DigitalRightsManagement DRM]] for short. When he entered the tower mistook him for an intruder and trapped the hapless mage. He then tasks the player with finding "Gottfried's Omni-opening Grimoire" [[note]]Website/GOGDotCom, who is notable for originally selling only DRM-free games[[/note]] in order to deactivate the DRM.
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* Parodied in ''VideoGame/TheWitcher3WildHunt'' in a particular quest, where Geralt is hired to investigate a mysterious tower that appeared out of nowhere and brought with it a constant storm. In the tower he finds a wizard trapped behind a magical barrier. Apparently the wizard bought the tower at an auction but didn't realize it came with a "Defensive Regulatory Magicon" or [[UsefulNotes/DigitalRightsManagement DRM]] for short. When he entered the tower mistook him for an intruder and trapped the hapless mage. He then tasks the player with finding "Gottfried's Omni-opening Grimoire" [[note]]Website/GOGDotCom, [[note]]Platform/GOGDotCom, who is notable for originally selling only DRM-free games[[/note]] in order to deactivate the DRM.
