From the days of analog videotape copy protection by Macrovision, to the bounty of today’s options, there seems to be as many ways to break video copy protection as to prevent it. What’s a video producer to do? The first things a video producer needs to ask is: do I really need or want it, and what are the costs? We all want to prevent others from duplicating and selling our work, taking potential income from us; or do we? Creating a video project for major commercial distribution is entirely different from using video copy protection on one or a few wedding videos that may backfire, taking you from some referrals to none because you didn’t want to lose a $20 DVD sale. [vm_ads:segment_break:1] When to Say No Be realistic about.
Copy protection for Software, Video, Content and Data on CD/DVD/USB Stick and for downloads. CDs and DVDs may be copy protected, using a security software package. Currently, there are two methods used to secure a copy protected CD or DVD. The first method involves.
What is the value of your online video snippet, website sample clip, demo DVD or swap-and-share moments with fellow video producers, against the risk of your video copyright being violated? Do you watermark it all, often detracting from the quality in the interest of keeping others from using it? Do you spend the money to incorporate a copy protection scheme of some kind, only to find that the protection doesn’t work at all?
In the real world of event and wedding video production, copy protection may serve no real advantage, offer no guarantees and not result in a significant boost in sales. If it’s a matter of principle, that’s another thing. On the Other Hand You do have the right to protect what you’ve created, to prevent others from ripping you off. Again, at what cost? Readily available copy protection options or controls for online videos, software key copy protection or firmware options offered in some duplicators might be good enough for your purposes. If your production is intended for, of course you’d want to identify a copy protection scheme that might reduce piracy and illegal duplication.