Julia Briggs wrote:
> I am hoping if Winged or another super-brain out there can respond to
> the possibility he suggests below. Thank you so much. Kindest regards,
> Julia
>
> #
> Winged/
> Manually editing TOC for the file concerned to indicate a billion byte
> file (references address space not physically on CD) stops many casual
> copiers, though if someone is used to such methods the CD can still be
> copied by the astute. This can cause other issues depending on how you
> use the file.
>
> You can call the direct address from the disk without going through the
> TOC but if you call the file via the TOC an error will occur. This
> also requires the data to be written to the specific address location.
>
> To make it more difficult to duplicate the disk you can create an
> inappropriate sector length that will cause copiers like Roxio and Nero
> to fail, but you can induce incompatibility with non-multi-session
> capable drives.
>
> These methods require direct editing of the master media.
>
> Winged
>
Well the billion byte file for example can not be dragged and
dropped..error will occur. But as stated the usefulness of the file is
limited as the address space must be directly accessed.

The second method does not prevent drag and drop but makes media
duplication much more difficult especially if programmatic calls are
made in the software.

Another method to prevent drag and drop of the file is to remove it from
the TOC. This file can be direct accessed by direct addressing the
location directly however it does not prevent disk duplication, and
standard file access methods that go though the TOC will fail.

I know of no method that would prohibit a legal TOC file from being
dragged and dropped in any of the various CD formats.

Winged

Winged