DVD decrypted - Gone, Forever! - CD Freaks.com
DVD decrypted - Gone, Forever! - CD Freaks.com
Yea if you hit the above link you read it right. DVD decrypter has officially died. If the above link isn't working I've decided to post the actual email from Lightning UK to http://www.cdfreaks.com/ Copy of his email below:
Hello 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: DVDdecryptedr 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 Decryptrealizealise 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 LIGHTNING 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 hostidecryptedcrypter 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.
LIGHTNING UK!
(Author of the once "Ultimate DVD Rippedecryptedecrypter
So that sucks I guess I'm going to have to find something else to backup my personal copies of DVD's.
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I took an 8+hour long call at work today. It was actually closer to 9 but I was overly eager on anticipating my close time. I'm not going to go into great detail on this but I'll just say that if you have a modem and a PC and a live internet connection (even dial-up mind you) then you are exposed to the internet so long as every device in the above mentioned chain has power and the internet is live or hot.
Most people don't really understand this especially if they are fucktards so I'll give you the analogy I give my clients.
You can lock your doors and windows in your home. You can wear body armor, you can read your bible and tithe 10% of your income, you can throw away your expired foodstuffs, and wash your hands with anti-bacterial soap but you can do a damn thing about the gang-banger crooks that are gonna roll by your "crib" and spray your house with Mac-10's from the side of their hips.
If the information highway is outside your front door then your exposed. Period. Dot.
Now what do you have to reasonableesonable precautions against these threats. It's easy and I'm going to call my 8 Simple Rules for not becoming an Internet Fucktard:
Yea if you hit the above link you read it right. DVD decrypter has officially died. If the above link isn't working I've decided to post the actual email from Lightning UK to http://www.cdfreaks.com/ Copy of his email below:
Hello 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: DVDdecryptedr 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 Decryptrealizealise 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 LIGHTNING 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 hostidecryptedcrypter 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.
LIGHTNING UK!
(Author of the once "Ultimate DVD Rippedecryptedecrypter
So that sucks I guess I'm going to have to find something else to backup my personal copies of DVD's.
Page 2
I took an 8+hour long call at work today. It was actually closer to 9 but I was overly eager on anticipating my close time. I'm not going to go into great detail on this but I'll just say that if you have a modem and a PC and a live internet connection (even dial-up mind you) then you are exposed to the internet so long as every device in the above mentioned chain has power and the internet is live or hot.
Most people don't really understand this especially if they are fucktards so I'll give you the analogy I give my clients.
You can lock your doors and windows in your home. You can wear body armor, you can read your bible and tithe 10% of your income, you can throw away your expired foodstuffs, and wash your hands with anti-bacterial soap but you can do a damn thing about the gang-banger crooks that are gonna roll by your "crib" and spray your house with Mac-10's from the side of their hips.
If the information highway is outside your front door then your exposed. Period. Dot.
Now what do you have to reasonableesonable precautions against these threats. It's easy and I'm going to call my 8 Simple Rules for not becoming an Internet Fucktard:
- Use at least a NAT router to "hide" your internal network from the public internet.
- Use some kind of Anti-Virus software/device to heuristically scan for viral or PUP activity.
- Do not run around your system as a root user. Learn how to use the run-as and install with elevated privledges Group Policy settings.
- Keep your system (OS) and it's applications (Office Apps/Programs) up to date with released hot-fixes or patches.
- Be mindful of what you click on (Attachments) or agree to (EULA's).
- If it was Free and it wasn't sold to you by someone who isn't a fucktard then you're probably better off not installing it or using the product or service at all. This means spend the 30 bucks for a superior, supported, commercial product.
- Perform maintenance on your System and it's applications and your Peripheral network nodes (Switches/hubs/Routers, etc).
- Pay fucking attention to what your doing and what your Friends/Family/Employees/Co-workers are doing on your Network or your Computers you fucking Moron!
I could probably make this the 15 or 20 simple rules but I want to go to bed soon so I won't go there.
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As soon as I get paid I'm going to run down to the store and get our handguns back and pick up a new shotgun just in case.
Posted by Jeff Estes clutching his nunchuks waiting for some stupid ass methhead to kick in his door.
Comments
I can be a fucktard but I know how to use my spellcheck feature. No, I take that back, I'm not a fucktard, I'm a spelling genius. I don't need the spellcheck feature.
Guess by now you know who this is?
Keep those nunchucks close. Maybe the idiots will move.
Methinks you're sexy even if you can't spell.