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MS Office Forum / General PowerPoint Questions / September 2007Copy-protecting a CD
Is there an easy way to copy-protect a presentation CD? I have produced a CD presentation of a WWII fighter pilot's flying log book, with added explanatory text. It will be available to about 50 people, but somehow it needs to be protected from being commercialised (which the group I represent doesn't want!). There have been previous questions about protecting a CD from copying, but the replies appear to have been directed towards edit-protecting rather than stopping the CD from being copied. Thanks and regards, Brian. Brian Salt Buckland Monachorum U.K. www.rafharrowbeer.co.uk For email reply, replace all before '@' with briansalt. Brian, It's extremely difficult (if not impossible) to protect any content on a CD. All you can do is make it difficult to copy or have a strongly worded (or play on peoples good nature) notice not to copy the cd. Cheers TAJ Simmons microsoft powerpoint mvp awesome - powerpoint backgrounds, http://www.awesomebackgrounds.com free powerpoint templates, tutorials, hints, tips and more... > Is there an easy way to copy-protect a presentation CD? > [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > For email reply, replace all before '@' with briansalt. > It's extremely difficult (if not impossible) to protect any content > on a CD. That certainly seems to be the case! The best methods appear to be buying pre-prepared CD blanks and suing those (holographic image overlay or underlay, I believe). Not suitable for our small band of enthusiasts! Brian. Brian, I'm guessing you've seen this page already? Password protect a presentation http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00038.htm cheers TAJ > I'm guessing you've seen this page already? Yes, I have, thank you, but it doesn't do what's needed here. I have protected the file against editing, using the WinXP system, but my concern is proliferation of the CD beyond the group of people I mentioned. Looks like a message about copyright, etc., might be the only realistic possibility. Brian. >> I'm guessing you've seen this page already? > > Yes, I have, thank you, but it doesn't do what's needed here. > > I have protected the file against editing, using the WinXP system, ?? If you made it read-only, that's not much protection. Just sayin'.  SignatureEcho [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/ > *From:* > no-spam-for-hkjffekafphdkdoemehepegkppboihac@cix.compulink.co.uk > *Date:* Tue, 11 Sep 2007 03:35:18 -0500 > > Is there an easy way to copy-protect a presentation CD? Just as an aside, really - this group is so useful and informative that the database is getting very large! Congratulations to all involved in keeping the information flowing. Any chance of a disc with all the tips on it? Just a thought... Brian. Brian Salt Buckland Monachorum U.K. www.rafharrowbeer.co.uk > > Is there an easy way to copy-protect a presentation CD? I suspect your best bet will be to rely on copyright law, though if you have some working Spitfires, you might sharpen the law's teeth by offering to strafe anyone who steals your work. <g> > Just as an aside, really - this group is so useful and informative that > the database is getting very large! Congratulations to all involved in > keeping the information flowing. > > Any chance of a disc with all the tips on it? Just a thought... Google Groups does a pretty good job of indexing the newsgroup. The PPT FAQ (http://www.pptfaq.com) has been compiled from time to time on the CD distributed at PPTLive (http://www.pptlive.com). ----------------------------------------- Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com PPTools: www.pptools.com ================================================ > you have some working Spitfires, you might sharpen the law's teeth > by offering to strafe anyone who steals your work. <g> I wish! Even a "new build" Spitfire is more than one million UK pounds, let alone an original! > Google Groups does a pretty good job of indexing the newsgroup. > > The PPT FAQ (http://www.pptfaq.com) has been compiled from time to > time on the CD distributed at PPTLive (http://www.pptlive.com). Thanks for the pointer. Brian. Brian Salt Buckland Monachorum U.K. www.rafharrowbeer.co.uk > > The PPT FAQ (http://www.pptfaq.com) has been compiled from time > to time on the CD distributed at PPTLive (http://www.pptlive.com). > > Thanks for the pointer. ...but I can't find any mention of a CD... Brian. > > > The PPT FAQ (http://www.pptfaq.com) has been compiled from time > > to time on the CD distributed at PPTLive (http://www.pptlive.com). > > > > Thanks for the pointer. > > ....but I can't find any mention of a CD... You have to be in line at PPTLive when it's distributed, I suspect. But you might try contacting Rick Altman, PPTLive's Maestro, Ringmaster, Etc. about it. ISTR that he's sold extra copies of the show book+cd in the past. Or come join us at PPTLive this year. Ever so much cheaper than Spitfires. ;-) ----------------------------------------- Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com PPTools: www.pptools.com ================================================ > > you have some working Spitfires, you might sharpen the law's teeth > > by offering to strafe anyone who steals your work. <g> > > I wish! Even a "new build" Spitfire is more than one million UK pounds, > let alone an original! I'll bet you can find lots of well-heeled zillionaires who'd love to come along and ... rats It's a single-seater. Another grand plan goes down in flames. ----------------------------------------- Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com PPTools: www.pptools.com ================================================ > It's a single-seater. (:-)) Actually, the most used Spitfire still flying is a two-seater model (in tandem) and you can have a ride for a very large fee... ...but we digress from the real subject. Apologies! Brian. > > It's a single-seater. > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > tandem) and you can have a ride for a very large fee... > ....but we digress from the real subject. Apologies! No problem. And thanks for the add'l info. ----------------------------------------- Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com PPTools: www.pptools.com ================================================
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