DVDDecrypter site down

[HARRYSPADGE]

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

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

Hasn't this already been mentioned once or twice ?

[AlecWest]

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

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

Hasn't this already been mentioned once or twice ?

At least a couple of times. 8) The only thing new about this story that hasn't been said (and may never be) is the identity of THE COMPANY referred to by LightningUK. I think everyone is curious about that.

[waheed]

The only thing new about this story that hasn't been said (and may never be) is the identity of THE COMPANY referred to by LightningUK. I think everyone is curious about that.

Thats true. LightningUK must have definitely been prevented from revealing the identity of the company or companies.

Still, I feel

[HARRYSPADGE]

AlecWest wrote,

"The only thing new about this story that hasn't been said (and may never be) is the identity of THE COMPANY referred to by LightningUK. I think everyone is curious about that."

My money's on SONY !, or should I not have said that ?

[waheed]

My money's on SONY !, or should I not have said that ?

I was thinking sony as well. It has to do with the new ArCCoss Protection which decrypter manages to bypass.

[Tolyngee]

They should at least be allowed to have a version that does not decrypt keys. The software in and of itself is extremely valuable for reading harder discs and doing ISO write/read operation. As well as removing PUO crap.

But then it would not be DVDDecrypter... (hence the word "decrypter" in the name...)

It would be ISOBuster...

[AlecWest]

I was thinking sony as well. It has to do with the new ArCCoss Protection which decrypter manages to bypass.

If that's true ... and if what I've been reading in other forums this morning is true, then DVD95Copy will be their next target since it not only bypasses ArCCoss but is also "for profit" software.

Anyhoo, them's the breaks. I'll check this topic every now and then to see if the secret company name is pinned down for sure. But, besides that, there's not much more to be said except RIP DVDdec.

[normcar]

This seems to have hit several sore teeth. Is this topic a record breaker in number of views/hr?

[HARRYSPADGE]

Yeah, sure seems popular

[igalan]

Those are very sad news . DVD Decrypter has become a very useful tool not only to rip movies, but also for burning ISOs and several other tasks very efficiently .

[BJ_M]

i'm sure DVDFab will be next in line soon -- as they already broke the new sony copy protection in their latest release ..

[mbellot]

I'll check this topic every now and then to see if the secret company name is pinned down for sure. But, besides that, there's not much more to be said except RIP DVDdec.

Shouldn't be too long or to hard to figure out.

The farewell message said that the DVDDecrypter domain was going to be taken over by "the company" by the end of the week.

Too bad it can't find its way to a SF project...

[ROF]

This is both sad and good news.

Sad news because I feel like I just lost a good friend. Good news because I can now become easily acquainted with the 5-10 new replacements for DVD Decrypter that will begin appearing soon.

Some people wonder why entertainment has such a high price tag. This is why. Someone has to support the hundreds of frivilous cease and desist orders. This nonsense caused by greed spurs innovation and quells complacency in the market place for fair use tools.

[MarkRacer]

Oh well, it was bound to happen sooner or later damn it... I myself archived v.3.5.4 (along with shrink) to use until something better comes along. One thing about it, its still a useful tool until I run across something I can't rip.

Thanks for all the hard work and good times L-UK!!! You're still the best...

MarkRacer

[Supreme2k]

I'm really saddened about this. This means the end of DVD ripping.

This is exactly like when they shut down Napster and P2P completely disappeared.

[sanjayk]

Its sure sad to loose a good tool. But I guess the road ahead should not bleak. I am pretty much sure somebody is already reverse engineering DD and may come out with something similar if not better.

As for now we just have to wait & watch for the BAD COMPANY

[ROF]

Does it even matter which company did this? Moreover, it was likely a group of companies, but even then, does it really matter? If it wasn't this group, I'm sure another would have took a portion of their profit shares from their stockholders in this latest attempt to stop one program which assists consumers in their fair use rights.

Hmm . . maybe frivilous tactics such as this is new way the entertainment industry has figured out how to hide profits from their shareholders and the tax man?

[lordsmurf]

They should at least be allowed to have a version that does not decrypt keys. The software in and of itself is extremely valuable for reading harder discs and doing ISO write/read operation. As well as removing PUO crap.

But then it would not be DVDDecrypter... (hence the word "decrypter" in the name...)

It would be ISOBuster...

ISOBuster is a nice program, but it does NOT AT ALL have the same functions as Decrypter. NOT EVEN CLOSE.

[TheFamilyMan]

I'm really amazed that this action did not occur occur much sooner. I've always been suprised that programs like DVDDecrypter were so readily available and made no bones about what their purpose really was. IMHO everyone should be grateful that there was a time when this stuff was "tolerated" by the fat cat capitalist. So for now, just be certain that no one knows that you continue to us it...for it is now an ILLEGAL APPLICATION to even possess.

[shelbyGT]

This is crappy news, truly. I just hope Lightining UK doesn't get in too much hot water than he already seems to be.

[normcar]

The following would be an interesting legal case.

"The Company" sues someone, who uses DVDDecrypter to backup their own DVDs. What would the result be it went all the way to the Supreme Court?

[lordsmurf]

for it is now an ILLEGAL APPLICATION to even possess.

How did you make that leap?

[thecoalman]

for it is now an ILLEGAL APPLICATION to even possess.

How did you make that leap?

To tell you the truth that was my assumption to begin with even before the site was removed since it was able to break the encryption, at least as far as the US went.

[AlecWest]

This has finally hit the mainstream online press:

http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/0,39020381,39202135,00.htm

Considering the "other" product mentioned in the last paragraph and what they have done, it might give a hint as to "the company's" identity. Earlier suspicions may be correct.

[thecoalman]

The link I had is dead and I don't remember the name of the product but it was available from anywhere like Best Buy. It couldn't break the protection but if you purchased it there was a update available that you could download with the stern warning "omly if you live outside of the US".... I'm sure everyone followed that rule.

[TheFamilyMan]

TheFamilyMan wrote:
for it is now an ILLEGAL APPLICATION to even possess.

How did you make that leap?

No leap, only a joke. I guess this was like yelling fire in a packed movie theater...

[BJ_M]

it is not legal to possess in Germany i believe

[HatchetMan]

What's next, the banning of all DVD backup guides?

[Tidy]

Maybe I am slow here but anyone know who "the company" is? The domain says it belongs to Frontline Media LLC now

[Poplar]

I'm really saddened about this. This means the end of DVD ripping.

This is exactly like when they shut down Napster and P2P completely disappeared.

I doubt it. Some other genius will rise to the challenge, as always. And P2P is alive and rocking! Check out the scene on BT and eMule