I have two questions:
1. I know, DVD Regions are only used for video-DVDs, but I think that also software-DVDs, e.g. games, could use it. I imagine it like this: A code similar to the program "DVD Region Info" would check the Region of the drive and compare the result to a value saved in the program code (The software would check the Region of the drive; the drive would not check the Region of the DVD). Only if the two values are identical, would the program run. Would such a protection be possible? Would "DVDFab Passkey" bypass it by "hiding" the real Region of the drive and simulating another Region?
2. Is there a way for a DVD/CD to find out whether it is running from a physical drive or just from a virtual drive (except by just checking whether there are programs installed on the computer that can simulate a virtual drive), or, in case of physical drives, whether the drive has been flashed with RPC-1 or autoreset firmware?
Thank you in advance
1. I know, DVD Regions are only used for video-DVDs, but I think that also software-DVDs, e.g. games, could use it. I imagine it like this: A code similar to the program "DVD Region Info" would check the Region of the drive and compare the result to a value saved in the program code (The software would check the Region of the drive; the drive would not check the Region of the DVD). Only if the two values are identical, would the program run. Would such a protection be possible? Would "DVDFab Passkey" bypass it by "hiding" the real Region of the drive and simulating another Region?
2. Is there a way for a DVD/CD to find out whether it is running from a physical drive or just from a virtual drive (except by just checking whether there are programs installed on the computer that can simulate a virtual drive), or, in case of physical drives, whether the drive has been flashed with RPC-1 or autoreset firmware?
Thank you in advance
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