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Sony's Clever but Flawed PlayStation Copy Protection--And How They Might Have Fixed It

The original PlayStation is a pretty neat thing. Using the CD as a storage medium was a smart move. But, Sony needed to add anti-piracy features to the disc to prevent miscreants from making bootleg copies of Crash Bandicoot. This video tells the story of how that works, why it wasn’t infallible, and also proposes a potentially impervious solution (24 years late, though).

English
  • Originally Aired March 25, 2018
  • Runtime 14 minutes
  • Production Code XUwSOfQ1D3c
  • Network YouTube
  • Created July 7, 2020 by
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  • Modified January 16, 2024 by
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