DVD Decrypter - Gone, Forever!



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ericlien
2005-06-07, 08:02 PM
Source From CD Freaks
http://www.cdfreaks.com/news/11914

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)

That is really sad....