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Sign in to saveSafeDisc is a copy protection program for Microsoft Windows applications and games distributed on optical disc. Created by Macrovision Corporation, it was aimed to hinder disc duplication. The program was first introduced in 1998 and was discontinued on March 31, 2009.
Key facts
- Software.bodystyle
- css
- Software.developer
- Macrovision Corporation (1999–2007)Trymedia (2008–2009)
- Software.discontinued
- yes
- Software.latest release version
- 4.90.010
- Software.operating system
- Microsoft Windows
- Software.platform
- x86
- Software.language
- English
- Software.genre
- Copy protection
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Article
12 sectionsContents
- History
- Withdrawal of support
- Circumvention
- Operation
- Version history
- SafeDisc (V1) (1998–2001)
- SafeDisc (V2) (November 2000–2003)
- SafeDisc (V3) (2003–2005)
- SafeDisc (V4) (2005–2008)
- SafeDisc driver vulnerabilities
- References
- External links
SafeDisc is a copy protection program for Microsoft Windows applications and games distributed on optical disc. Created by Macrovision Corporation, it was aimed to hinder disc duplication. The program was first introduced in 1998 and was discontinued on March 31, 2009.
Although the stated use is to prevent piracy, many, including the Electronic Frontier Foundation, believe it is used to restrict one's fair-use rights.