DVDDecrypter site down

[Baldrick]

Moving back the topic to the news section cause it's news now.

HARRYSPADGE: anydvd, dvdregion free are still being updated...but they are not free.

[sunderland]

you can still use the programme people you just will have to use something like anydvd for the copy protection at the end of the day its only a programme

[Marvingj]

THIS SUCKS BIG TIME!!!!!

[RottenFoxBreath]

i suppose that people could put there thinking caps on and we could still share .PSL files for newer movies.that way in the meantime its not going to waste.

http://forum.digital-digest.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=51071&referrerid=27710

p.s: lightningUK is admin at the digital digest-digital video forums,in the decrypting/ripping forums.

[AlecWest]

Since DVDshrink has similar ripping capabilities, does this mean they're next on the hitlist???

[virginva]

well, if you do not have the latest version, just click on the download link from here, i just got it!!!

[RottenFoxBreath]

shrink hasnt been updated in a while,if your going to use that,anydvd and shrink would now be your best bet.

[AlecWest]

well, if you do not have the latest version, just click on the download link from here, i just got it!!!

As soon as I heard the site was down, I downloaded the latest versions of DVDshrink and DVDdecrypter (from a mirror) and archived them. Since most of what I capture and burn to DVD comes from live TV (or old VHS tapes and old DVDs), I probably won't miss them until I buy a newer DVD I can't backup. Even then, I can still do an analog backup ... at least until that new "analog Macrovision" scenario kicks in (if it ever does).

[AlecWest]

shrink hasnt been updated in a while,if your going to use that,anydvd and shrink would now be your best bet.

... until AnyDVD shows up on "the company's" radar screen.

[sanjayk]

This indeed sucks. Luckily I have the latest version archived. May be we should boycott the products of these companies.

Baldrick, you should change the color of this page to black as a symbol of protest, anger & frustration pouring from world wide locations.

[AlecWest]

This indeed sucks. Luckily I have the latest version archived. May be we should boycott the products of these companies.

I just re-read LightningUK's comments and something conspiratorial came to mind. He seems to be talking about one company as opposed to several companies (or an entity like MPAA). Is it possible that his program uses code owned by either AnyDVD or DVDidle? Could it be a beef with a for-profit DVD copier software company as opposed to the film industry? Anyhoo, he must be under a "gag order" for a reason. Otherwise, there's no reason why he wouldn't just come out and name the company (or companies/entities).

[wulf109]

When you elect predatory capatilists like Bush and Blair this is what you get. They care only about "big bisiness". You and I mean nothing. With business in control we have a one party state.


EDIT:
Keep the political comments to yourself please

/moderator bugster

[kicko]

these movie companies are bringing the heat, i thought by law we CAN backup? so which is it? you can back up your stuff but can't break a copy protection? i am getting confused. i will say this...i am only fearful of this site taking some heat.

[AlecWest]

these movie companies are bringing the heat, i thought by law we CAN backup? so which is it? you can back up your stuff but can't break a copy protection? i am getting confused. i will say this...i am only fearful of this site taking some heat.

Read my last post. It might not be "movie companies." LightningUK's message refers to "the company" (singular). This could mean a particular film company ... OR ... a for-profit competitor. He didn't say which.

[normcar]

Don't you like minor details: It is legal to backup your VHS tapes and your DVDs, but you cann't because of copy protection, which is illegal to break.

Laws are created by lawyers, and you need a lawyer to protect yourself against other lawyers. And all judges are lawyers too. Brilliant!!!

[RottenFoxBreath]

qoute from his news release:
"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."
as someone said on another forum elsewhere,it sounds like SOme compaNY didnt like his de-crapccos methods.it also looks like hes been gagged too,so i guess we wont be seeing him on any forum soon,he was a mod and admin on 1 or 2.

[dipstick]

I don't know what everybody's talking about.

I just downloaded the latest DvdDecrypter v3.5.4.0 from the link on the Tools section here 2 seconds ago. For the record, I'm using Firefox if that makes a difference.

[jimmalenko]

I don't know what everybody's talking about.

I just downloaded the latest DvdDecrypter v3.5.4.0 from the link on the Tools section here 2 seconds ago. For the record, I'm using Firefox if that makes a difference.

RTFM, NOOB !

Try downloading it from that same link tomorrow, or the next day

[waheed]

I don't know what everybody's talking about.

I just downloaded the latest DvdDecrypter v3.5.4.0 from the link on the Tools section here 2 seconds ago. For the record, I'm using Firefox if that makes a difference.

That download link you're talking about is one of the mirror sites. It not the official DVD Decrypter site.

[HARRYSPADGE]

Ref dipstick:-

You can still download it from some sites but probably not for much longer !

DVDdecrypter has been SHUT DOWN, and if you read some of the links ie the one at CD FREAKS you will find out why.

So there will be NO more new versions.

[Headbanger's Ball]

$20+ for a fragile piece of plastic a 2 yr old can ruin in a matter of seconds & I can't back it up. <insert swears here> <here> <and here.>

I'm sure someone is decompiling DVDDecryper and will repackage it in another enity that can crack the newest protections. At least I hope. hint hint

[thecoalman]

Don't you like minor details: It is legal to backup your VHS tapes and your DVDs, but you can't because of copy protection, which is illegal to break.

I'm no lawyer here but I believe applications that break encryption are illegal in the US which is why it would be illegal here. Circumventing copy protection to make backups isn't illegal just cicumventing this particular type. For example if you backed your DVD up to VHS it wouldn't be illegal since your not breaking the encryption...Don't know about elsewhere and I could be wrong but I think that's the gist of it.

[dipstick]

I for one am not too concerned. There is always a way, you just have to work a little harder.

[normcar]

VHS is a different type of video, therefore it is not a true backup. A backup is used to ensure that if the original is destroyed by accident, i.e. scratching, that you do not have to buy the original again. Therefore, if you backup to different type of media, then you do not have a backup of the original that can be used on the same equipment as the original.

Also all types of copy protection are illegal to break, including macrovision which prevents backup to VHS machines.

[sanjayk]

I for one am not too concerned. There is always a way, you just have to work a little harder.

Indeed there is always a way.

But the outcry is because DVD Decrypter was such a fantastic piece of work used by perhaps millions accross that it really hurts to see it being squashed by big bullies.

[HARRYSPADGE]

I for one am not too concerned. There is always a way, you just have to work a little harder.

It's not that we are 'concerned', more that we are all just 'P****d Off' that such a good tool has been 'Killed'.

And as you say, there is always a way, we will just have to wait and see what comes next.

[AlecWest]

There is one possible silver lining to this dark cloud. I get the impression that, if LightningUK complies with agreements made with this "company," he'll likely get away relatively unscathed ... financially speaking. So far, Google News doesn't have any specific article on any kind of litigation ... merely references to the post made by LightningUK. So, it's possible this "company" wants to avoid a costly and public legal battle as much as LightningUK does. This sounds more like a "cease and desist" order, delivered by someone named Guido.

[thecoalman]

VHS is a different type of video, therefore it is not a true backup. A backup is used to ensure that if the original is destroyed by accident, i.e. scratching, that you do not have to buy the original again. Therefore, if you backup to different type of media, then you do not have a backup of the original that can be used on the same equipment as the original.

That was an example I used and wasn't meant to be a viable alternative.

Also all types of copy protection are illegal to break, including macrovision which prevents backup to VHS machines.

Again I'm no lawyer but I believe that's incorrect, let's say I have a MV free capture card. Would it be illegal then to backup with that? I'm not breaking anything but simply making a backup.

[kwebster]

It's over. Read 'em and weep, boys and girls...

http://www.cdfreaks.com/news/11914

[somebodeez]

... So far, Google News doesn't have any specific article on any kind of litigation ... merely references to the post made by LightningUK. So, it's possible this "company" wants to avoid a costly and public legal battle as much as LightningUK does. This sounds more like a "cease and desist" order, delivered by someone named Guido.

If that is the case, it couldn't be the MPAA then - don't they just love using the press to further their agenda?
On the other hand, it could be early yet.