DVD Decrypter

Alexey Haritonov написал(а) к All в Jun 05 11:59:08 по местному времени:

Привет All!

вот линк на последнюю версию сабжа. забирайте. больше его не будет.
http://www.afterdawn.com/software/vi...>decrypter.cfm


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Нello world,

I"ve got some good news and some bad news.Let's start with the good.... (tumble
weed passes by)Ok, and now onto the bad: DVD Decrypter 3.5.4.0 is the last
version you"ll ever see.We hoped this day would never come, but it has, and I
can promise you, nobody is more gutted about it than I am.

What started as a bit of fun, putting a GUI around some existing code, turned
into something that I can only describe as 'part of me' - yes, I know that's
sad ;-) As I"ve recently been made aware (by a letter, hand delivered to my
door, last Tuesday), due to some law that was changed back in October 2003,
circumventing copy protection isn"t allowed.

Ok so it has taken a while (almost 2 years), but eventually "a certain company"
has decided they don"t like what I"m doing (circumventing their protection) and
have come at me like a pack of wolves. I"ve no choice but to cease everything
to do with DVD Decrypter.I realise this is going to be one of those "that sucks
- fight them!" kinda things, but at the end of the day, it"s my life and I"m
not about to throw it all away (before it has even really started) attempting
to fight a battle I can"t possibly win.

If 321 Studios can"t do it with millions, what chance do I have with _50?! As
I"m sure most of you have already noticed, the site has been down for a few
days. That surprised me as much as the next person (slight breakdown in
communication), or I would have issued this statement on it directly.

So anyway, from this point forward, I"m no longer permitted to provide any sort
of assistance with anything that helps people infringe the rights of "a certain
company".That means, no more emails, no more forum posts, no PM"s, no nothing!
END OF STORY.The domain name will be transferred over to the company by the end
of the week (9th June, according to the undertakings I have to sign) so don"t
email it thinking "Oh, I"ll just ask LIGНTNING UK! for support on this". You"ll
not be getting the intended recipient and could be landing yourself in sh1t!

With 3.5.4.0 being the last version, it makes sense for everyone to disable the
"check for new versions" feature, as obviously there won"t be any. Of course
what I really mean is that you should all stop using the program out of respect
for the company's rights.

Anyone hosting DVD Decrypter is advised to cease doing so immediately. I"ve the
feeling they won"t stop with just me. I"m having to contact anyone I know of
that is (at the very least, the "mirror" sites), and tell them to stop. Copies
of those emails must also be sent to the solicitors so they can check I"m doing
everything I"m supposed to. If I don't, I die.

It is of course down to the owners of those sites to react how they want to.
It"s not my job to force you to do anything you don"t want to, I"m just giving
you some friendly advice. Maybe it"s just me, but I see this as a bit of an
"end of an era". I realise there are other tools, but there"s no telling how
much longer they"ll last, and not only that, mine was the oldest! I"ve met
loads of great people over the years and I want to take this opportunity to
wish them every success for the future - yes DDBT peeps, that includes you lot!
: "(I hope you"ve all enjoyed my contribution to the DVD scene and maybe I"ll
see ya around sometime.

LIGНTNING UK!
(Author of the once "Ultimate DVD Ripper", DVD Decrypter)
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До свидания. Alexey.

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