DVD Decrypter - Gone, Forever

[bendsley]

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: 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 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 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.

LIGHTNING UK!
(Author of the once "Ultimate DVD Ripper", DVD Decrypter)

This is a sad day indeed. The company thought to have sent the notice is Sony.

Links below to more information:
http://www.cdfreaks.com/news/11914
http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?s...tid=123&tid=17

[trickyy]

too bad. surely dvd shrink is another one on the biz radar.
here's the last update, in case anyone wants to archive: http://fileforum.betanews.com/sendfi...er_3.5.4.0.exe

[Marvelous Marv]

Originally Posted by trickyy

too bad. surely dvd shrink is another one on the biz radar.
here's the last update, in case anyone wants to archive: http://fileforum.betanews.com/sendfi...er_3.5.4.0.exe

Thanks for the link.

Not that I used it, of course.

[SiN]

I heard yesterday about this, but not any details.

sucks indeed.

thanks for the download link, trickyy.

[Dilbert1234567]

Sniffle, dont forget to turn off check for updates, just in case.

oh well, its not like it will stop copying dvd's (legal and illigal) it is just a fact of life. there is no way to stop it. i hope the source code gets out and about.

[sashime76]

I'm sure another "Robinhood" will come to the rescue to save us from the evil entertainment empire.

[kutulu]

What a bunch of shit. At the very least we should be able to legally backup movies we purchased so that in the event the disc is damaged we don't have to purchase a new copy.

Fuck Sony. They are making money off of the drives, the blanks, and the movies. It's ironic that people are using products A and B to cut into the sales of product C.

Suddenly, I feel much less guilty for using Netflix and my burner.

[MikeSty]

Originally Posted by kutulu

What a bunch of shit. At the very least we should be able to legally backup movies we purchased so that in the event the disc is damaged we don't have to purchase a new copy.

Fuck Sony. They are making money off of the drives, the blanks, and the movies. It's ironic that people are using products A and B to cut into the sales of product C.

Suddenly, I feel much less guilty for using Netflix and my burner.

FUCKIN RIGHT MATE!

*gets angry face on*

[flat5]

link above returns a 19kb file. rename extention from exe to html to read it.
trying to get the file from that link returns the same thing.

meaning - have to look elseware for the program.

[SiN]

Originally Posted by flat5

meaning - have to look elseware for the program.

1. google it (the exact file name).
2. it's still @ doom9, for example.