copy protection in DVDAS 4.5?

ohmayamusic wrote on 3/11/2010, 3:29 PM
I just purchased VMS 9 Plat Pro which shipped with DVD Architect Studio 4.5.

My question is this: I have to make some DVDs of video I shoot and produce for a fee. I want to inusre that my clients do not go home and make additional copies of my DVDs because I charge for addtional copies.

Does DVD Architect Studio 4.5 have a DRM or disk copy protection feature in place or do I have to purchase the full copy of DVD Architect - or does hat have it either??

Thanks!

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musicvid10 wrote on 3/11/2010, 3:38 PM
I want to inusre that my clients do not go home and make additional copies of my DVDs because I charge for addtional copies.

You cannot ensure that under any circumstances.

Does DVD Architect Studio 4.5 have a DRM or disk copy protection feature in place or do I have to purchase the full copy of DVD Architect - or does hat have it either??

Neither version will encrypt your DVDs. There is a flag you can set for a commercial replicator to encrypt the DVDs. However, that will not prevent them from being copied against your wishes.
Steve Mann wrote on 3/11/2010, 10:01 PM
The best copy protection is to price your duplicates so that it makes more sense to buy from you than to make their own duplicates.
cbrillow wrote on 3/12/2010, 7:12 AM
"...price your duplicates so that it makes more sense to buy from you..."

I agree in principle with this statement, but it's virtually impossible to do when you can buy 100 blank DVDs for $25. What video producer can afford to sell duplicates for a quarter?

I think a more realistic statement would be to say 'Price the copies in such a way that the customer doesn't feel that he's being ripped off.'

Probably the best thing you can do is to provide a top-notch product and be very responsive to the customers' concerns. Some will appreciate this and may be more inclined to purchase from you rather than burn their own.

But the sad fact is, if someone wants to burn a copy, he can burn a copy.
musicvid10 wrote on 3/14/2010, 8:50 PM
Or, one more suggestion:

Build the anticipated price of duplication into your base price and let them copy to their heart's content.

Seems to be a trend these days, and a pretty realistic one, too . . .