Software protection scheme may boost new game sales

[Roy M. Silvernail]

On Saturday 11 October 2003 04:38, Steve Schear wrote:

> What the program does is make
> unauthorized copies of games slowly degrade, by exploiting the systems for
> error correction that computers use to cope with CD-ROMs or DVDs that have
> become scratched. Software protected by Fade contains fragments of
> "subversive" code designed to seem like scratches, which are then arranged
> on the disc in a pattern that will be used to prevent copying. 

The C-64 headbanger comes to the 21st century!  Can parameter patches be far 
behind?

> Bruce
> Everiss of Codemasters says, "The beauty of this is that the degrading copy
> becomes a sales promotion tool. People go out and buy an original version."

"Stupid fucking game!  <toss>  Next!"