WO2004075186A2 - Copy protection for applications - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an application file to be carried on an optical disc and to a method of copy protecting an application, where the application is provided by an application file to be carried on an optical disc.
- the invention also extends to a copy protected optical disc carrying an application and to a storage device for use in a process of mastering optical discs.
- Optical discs such as the various formats of compact discs (CDs) and of digital versatile discs (DVDs) are increasingly used for carrying information for many different applications.
- the information encoded onto the optical discs is generally very valuable, and accordingly, they are increasingly copied by counterfeiters.
- recordable CDs, and CD writers for writing the information content from one disc to such recordable discs are now readily available to the domestic consumer. Recordable DVDs and DVD writers are expected to become as readily available in the short term. This means that new and effective methods for copy protecting optical discs are required.
- the present invention seeks to address this need.
- DSV data patterns means data patterns which are likely to be difficult to encode without the encoded data causing DSV problems.
- DSV data patterns are encoded and written to an optical disc, for example, by a writer, a reader or player of encoded data incorporating the DSV data patterns will experience DSV problems.
- an application file to be carried on an optical disc, wherein the application file incorporates information and control data for an application, and wherein, to provide copy protection for the application, DSV data patterns as hereinbefore defined are incorporated in the application file, the DSV data patterns being located in the application file in a manner to ensure that they will be accessed by a player or a reader of an optical disc carrying the application file.
- reference to access by a player or reader to an application file includes access to the application file by an operating system which is arranged to load and run the application file.
- the present invention utilises the inherent limitations of currently available CD and DVD writers.
- the applicants have found that it is possible to provide DSV data patterns which, because of their size and/or nature, cannot be accurately written onto a disc by a writer for recordable discs such that the disc remains reliably readable.
- the much more sophisticated encoders used in mastering houses for example, the encoder which controls a laser beam recorder, can be controlled to accurately write the DSV data patterns to the glass master.
- the encoder associated with a laser beam recorder has a relatively large amount of memory and processing power at its disposal.
- the encoder uses sophisticated algorithms to analyse the information, including the DSV data patterns, which is to be encoded and written to the disc. The purpose of these algorithms is to ensure that this information is encoded onto the glass master in a manner which ensures that the information on the discs produced using this glass master can be read correctly by all CD and DVD readers.
- the encoder chooses the merge bits which are interspersed in the encoded data as part of the encoding process and the chosen merge bit pattern ensures the readability of the replica discs made from the glass master.
- the encoder chooses the sequence of channel bits to ensure readability.
- CD and DVD writers are limited in the processing power and memory which can be brought to bear on the problem of encoding the data.
- the encoder built into a writing device contains simpler encoding algorithms because complicated algorithms require more processing power, more memory and they are more expensive to design, write and debug which reduces the profit margin on the writer.
- These simpler encoding algorithms may not make the ideal choices for merge bits or the sequence of channel bits even when the better choices are readily available.
- DSV data patterns need not be confined for use as an authenticating signature, and that they can provide DSV data patterns in an application file to be carried on an optical disc, such that these DSV data patterns together with the inherent limitations of optical disc writers provide copy protection for the application carried on the optical disc.
- the DSV data patterns are located in the information incorporated in the application file. Additionally and/or alternatively, the DSV data patterns are incorporated in locations of the application file which are normally accessed upon use of the application file.
- the DSV data patterns may be located in control data incorporated in the application file and/or in control data incorporated in a header of the application file.
- control data in the application file and/or the control data in a header of the application file may include at least one pointer or offset pointing to the location of DSV data patterns in the application file.
- the DSV data patterns are chosen to cause DSV problems for optical disc writers.
- the DSV data patterns may be chosen to ensure that the DSV has a significant absolute value.
- the DSV data patterns are repeated patterns of values.
- the size of the DSV data patterns may be a predetermined amount.
- the DSV data patterns are arranged to produce a DSV which has a substantial low frequency component.
- areas of data containing only zeros are incorporated in the application file before, and/or after, and/or before and after areas containing the DSV data patterns.
- the information in the application file may comprise one or more of: audio data, numerical data, text data, video data, graphics data, program data, animation data and/or any other data.
- the control data in the application file comprises descriptors of the information and/or data enabling access to the information.
- the access enabling control data comprises navigation and/or timing data.
- the application file may be of any appropriate format. As is well known, the format will be chosen to be compatible with the program or operating system by which the application is to be run.
- the invention also extends to a copy protected optical disc carrying an application, wherein the application is defined by an application file as defined above, and wherein the application file has been applied to the optical disc.
- the application file has been applied to the optical disc by a mastering process utilising an encoder with 'look-ahead' capabilities.
- the application file has been applied to the optical disc by a mastering process utilising an encoder controlling a laser beam recorder.
- a method of copy protecting an application where the application is provided by an application file to be carried on an optical disc and incorporating information and control data, the method comprising incorporating into the application file, before its application onto an optical disc, DSV data patterns as hereinbefore defined.
- the method further comprises locating the DSV data patterns in the application file in a manner to ensure that they will be accessed by a player or reader of an optical disc carrying the application file.
- the method further comprises locating the DSV data patterns in the information incorporated in the application file.
- the DSV data patterns are incorporated in locations of the application file which are normally accessed upon use of the application file.
- the method further comprises locating the DSV data patterns in the control data.
- the method may alternatively or additionally comprise including at least one pointer or offset in the control data which points to the location of the DSV data patterns in the application file.
- said DSV data patterns have been chosen to cause DSV problems for optical disc writers.
- the DSV data patterns are chosen to ensure that the DSV has a significant absolute value.
- the DSV data patterns may be repeated patterns of values.
- the size of the DSV data patterns may be a predetermined amount.
- the DSV data patterns are arranged to produce a DSV which has a rapid rate of change. It is currently thought that this is the most effective way to ensure reading problems for copy discs.
- the DSV data patterns are arranged to produce a DSV which has a substantial low frequency component.
- the method further comprises incorporating into the application file areas containing only zeros before, and/or after, and/or before and after areas containing the DSV data patterns.
- the invention also extends to a copy protected optical disc carrying an application, wherein the application is defined by an application file which has been copy protected as defined above, and wherein the application file has been applied to the optical disc.
- the application file has been applied to the optical disc by a mastering process utilising an encoder with "look ahead" capabilities.
- the application file has been applied to the optical disc by a mastering process utilising an encoder controlling a laser beam recorder.
- the present invention also extends to a storage device for use in a process of mastering optical discs, wherein the storage device carries an application file to be carried on the optical discs, the application file incorporating information and control data for an application, and wherein DSV data patterns as hereinbefore defined are incorporated in the application file.
- the DSV data patterns are located in the application file in a manner to ensure that they will be accessed by a player or a reader of an optical disc carrying the application file.
- a storage device as defined may be used, for example, by a licensed games supplier, to supply a games application to a games console manufacturer.
- the DSV data patterns are chosen to cause DSV problems for optical disc writers.
- the DSV data patterns are chosen to ensure that the DSV has a significant absolute value.
- the DSV data patterns may be repeated patterns of values.
- the size of the DSV data patterns may be a predetermined amount.
- the DSV data patterns are arranged to produce a DSV which has a substantial low frequency component.
- the storage device may be, for example, a master tape or other recordable medium on which the application file incorporating the DSV data patterns is recorded.
- the storage device may also be provided by electronic memory, for example, in a computer.
- the application file may be provided as a set of image files representing the data to be mastered.
- the storage device may be an optical disc onto which the application file is recorded.
- This recording may be by way of encoding in a manner to ensure that the DSV data patterns do not cause DSV problems. It is alternatively possible to record the application file onto a storage device such as an optical disc with the DSV data patterns in an encrypted form.
- Figure 1 illustrates graphically the production of optical discs for use in games consoles
- Figure 2 shows the surface of a compact disc, very much enlarged, showing the pits thereon
- Figure 3 shows a cross section of a pit illustrating the data associated therewith
- Figure 4 shows the DSV associated with pits and lands of a compact disc
- Figure 5 shows schematically an application file having DSV data patterns incorporated therein
- Figure 6 illustrates graphically the production of optical discs for use in games consoles in accordance with the present invention.
- Figure 1 illustrates the production of optical discs, generally DVDs, for use in games consoles such as the XBox ® produced by Microsoft or the PS2 ® produced by Sony.
- games consoles such as the XBox ® produced by Microsoft or the PS2 ® produced by Sony.
- licensed games providers will design a game and write the software for it. They then use a toolkit, indicated at 2, provided by the games console manufacturer, to enable them to present the software 14 in appropriate application files which can be run by the proprietary games consoles.
- the application file 4 can be provided as a set of image files 6 representing the data to be mastered.
- the image files 6 may be in disc description protocol file format and may be recorded on an appropriate storage device, such as a mastering tape or on other recordable media.
- the image files 6 are then provided to the games console manufacturer who, after making appropriate tests, will encode the application file 4 onto a glass master 10 by way of an encoder 8.
- DSV data patterns indicated at 12 can be added to the application file 4 before it is presented to the games console manufacturer. These DSV data patterns will generally cause no problem for an encoder such as 8 of the games console manufacturer, but will provide copy protection for the resultant DVDs produced from the glass master 10.
- the copy protection technique relies upon the use of DSV data patterns as described, for example, in WO 02/11136.
- DSV data patterns as described, for example, in WO 02/11136.
- This description begins specifically by reference to the encoding of a CD-ROM.
- the present invention is not limited to use with a CD-ROM and finds application to all data carrying optical discs.
- the invention is applicable to all formats of CDs and to all formats of DVDs.
- Figure 2 shows an enlarged view of part of a CD showing the pits 16 thereon. As is well known, these pits extend along a spiral track on the surface of the disc and are separated by lands.
- Figure 3 shows a section through a pit 16 and land 18 illustrating how data is encoded on a CD.
- the pits and lands do not represent binary 0s and 1s, but instead represent transitions from one state to another.
- the data signal is stored in NRZI form (Non-Return to Zero inverted), where the signal is inverted every time a 1 is encountered.
- Figure 3 shows the binary value 00100010.
- the data stream always consists of pits and lands of at least 3 bits and at most 1 1 bits long. This is sometimes referred to as a 3T-1 1T where T is a 1 bit period.
- a 3T pit has the highest signal frequency (720khz) and an 1 1T pit has the lowest signal frequency (196khz).
- a data signal is derived from the lengths of the pits and lands.
- the produced signal forms a square wave known as an EFM signal.
- the digital sum value (DSV) is the running difference between the number of T values where the EFM represents a pit and the number of T values where the EFM represents a land.
- the DSV is incremented or decremented depending upon whether the data bit corresponds to a pit or a land.
- Figure 4 shows the DSV associated with pits and lands on a disc. As is indicated in Figure 4, the DSV is determined by assigning the value +1 to each land T, and -1 to each pit T. Ideally, the DSV should stray as little as possible from the zero level.
- the transitions in the EFM signal may be shifted from their ideal values and/or the ability of tracking and focus circuits in CD drives to maintain optimal head positioning may be compromised. This typically causes read failures from the CD.
- Original data in 8 bit bytes, is passed through a process called EFM encoding to produce the 14 bit symbols, often referred to as channel bits.
- the set of 14 bit symbols is especially designed: to level out the number of pits and lands, to help maintain balanced DSV; and to ensure that there are no symbols which break the EFM coding scheme of 3T-11T.
- 3T-11 T coding scheme Another way of regarding the 3T-11 T coding scheme is that the number of successive zeros must be greater than or equal to two and less than or equal to ten. It is immediately apparent that this requirement may be compromised where two 14 bit symbols follow one after the other. Accordingly, a set of 3 merge bits are added between each 14 bit symbol and the one following to ensure that there are no violations of the 3T-11T coding scheme and to ensure that a suitable DSV is maintained.
- merge bits contain no useful data and the algorithm used to generate their values can differ from drive to drive. Once read, the merge bits are discarded and the data contained in the 14 bit symbol is passed onto the next process.
- embodiments of this invention utilise the inherent limitations of currently available CD writers, and in particular the differences in capability between the encoder associated with a laser beam recorder and that in a CD writer.
- the encoding of a CD is subject to two rigorous conditions and one more vague requirement.
- the first strict rule is that the encoded data must decode without errors into the data which the software writer wanted on the disc.
- the second strict rule is that the encoding must obey the run-length limiting rules so that no pits or lands are longer than 11T or shorter than 3T.
- the vague requirement is that the DSV characteristics of the disc should be as good as possible.
- DSV is a property of the encoded data. It is a running difference between the number of pit T states and the number of land T states. It is desirable that the DSV should not have high absolute values, should not change rapidly, and should not have low frequency components. This latter requirement means that the DSV should not oscillate in a regular fashion.
- the encoder In order to maintain good DSV characteristics, the encoder often has a choice in the merge bits to insert between the symbols which carry the data. When encoding certain special patterns of data, the encoder has a very much reduced ability to choose merge bits because the run-length limiting rules place limitations on the merge bits which can precede or follow certain symbols. The encoder effectively loses much of its control of the DSV while this data is being encoded. It is critical that it chooses correctly in the few locations where it has a choice.
- a sophisticated encoder such as those which control laser beam recorders, may have the foresight, or can be designed, to choose a pattern of merge bits which is not optimal for the immediate locality where this area is followed by one in which the run length limiting rules dictate the merge bits.
- the result will be that the overall DSV for the two areas will have better properties.
- the ability to detect upcoming areas where the merge bit choices are limited is called "look-ahead". Encoders with a larger look-ahead will be able to make more preparations for encoding the troublesome data and hence the overall encoding will be better.
- CD writers typically have very little ability to look ahead and hence when they lose control of the DSV, it is more likely to result in an unreadable disc.
- the applicants have identified a number of symbol values which are capable of causing DSV problems because of their EFM pattern at the pits and lands level.
- the patterns for these values are processed through the EFM decoder of a CD drive, the DSV accumulates or decrements and this can result in read failures.
- the encoding process for a CD is designed to prevent values capable of causing DSV problems occurring in the EFM pattern as well as providing robust error correction.
- DVDs are subject to encoding known as EFMPIus.
- the 8 bit data words are encoded into 16 bit channel bits and state machines are used to choose the 16 bit symbols.
- state machines are used to choose the 16 bit symbols.
- this invention proposes that DSV data patterns, that is, data patterns which are difficult to encode without causing DSV problems, are to be incorporated into the application file 4. It is expected that the sophisticated encoder 8 at the games console manufacturer, for example, such as Sony or Microsoft will be able, for example by using look-ahead techniques, to encode and apply the application to the glass master 10 in a manner such that the encoded data will not cause DSV problems. Therefore, the DVDs made from the glass master and supplied to customers will be usable readily and without problems. However, if an attempt is made to read the data on the original disc, for example for copying purposes, the DSV data patterns will cause a CD or DVD writer to encode the data on the copy disc in a manner to render the resultant copy disc effectively unplayable.
- Figure 5 shows schematically an application file 20.
- All applications have a format determined by the program or operating system concerned and that this format will include control data indicated at 22 and information indicated at 24.
- Figure 5 shows an application file in portable executable file format ("PE") for use by the DOS/Windows operating system.
- the application file 20 has a DOS header 26 and a PE header 27. These headers 26, 27 include descriptors indicating the contents of the file and the location of the information. It is the header 26 which will generally be accessed first when the application is to be accessed.
- file format shown in Figure 5 is by way of example and that this invention is applicable to any type of file format for use with any operating system.
- Most application files will have some sort of lead-in or header including descriptors indicating the contents of the file and the location of the information.
- DSV patterns 28 have been incorporated in available space in the DOS header 26. However, if such space were not available, large gaps could be made in the header 26 without any effect and DSV patterns as 28 then put into those gaps.
- the DSV data patterns, as 28, are chosen so that sophisticated encoders as used, by example, by the games console manufacturers, will be able to encode them in a manner which does not give the resultant original discs DSV problems.
- the writers available to consumers will not have the capability to handle the DSV data patterns capably and a resultant copy disc made by such a writer will be difficult, if not impossible, to play.
- the operating system or the player will encounter DSV problems as it tries to load the header 26 preparatory to running the application. It is expected, for example, that in this circumstance, the game simply will not load.
- the DSV data patterns may be placed in alternative or additional areas of the application file as indicated at 32.
- the location might be changed to confuse hackers and pirates, or to better integrate the DSV data patterns with the data of the application file so that it cannot easily be stripped out. If, for example, the DSV data patterns are simply incorporated within the information data then it is probable that the game will load, but then it is likely that the game will not be able to be completed because problems will occur when the application requires that the information in which the DSV data patterns are incorporated is utilised.
- the DSV data patterns may be provided amongst the information but with pointers as 34 thereto in the header 27 and/or in other control or navigation data.
- DSV data patterns 36 are also shown located immediately after the PE header 27. In this respect, the information about the size of the header, set out in control data 23, has been changed to include the data patterns 36. This ensures that the DSV data patterns 36 are read.
- Figure 5 also illustrates the provision of offsets 38 to cause access to specific locations of the application file 20.
- the offsets 38 and/or any pointers to specific locations may be changed either to point directly to DSV data patterns or to reliably point to locations which have DSV data patterns but whose location has been moved to accommodate the DSV data patterns.
- pre and post padding areas for example, containing zeros, around the DSV data patterns. These may be helpful to the encoder used in the mastering process in providing time which the encoder can use to make an optimum choice of merge bits or of the 16 bit channel bits.
- Figure 6 illustrates the production of optical discs, for example, DVDs for use in games consoles using an application file of the present invention.
- the software 14 provided by a games provider will be formed into an application file 4 using the toolkit 2.
- the application file 4 is then converted into an application file 20 having incorporated DSV data patterns using a toolkit 40 provided by the applicants.
- the formation of the application file 20 may be undertaken, for example, by a publisher.
- the application file 20 then has to be made available to the mastering house for encoding by the master encoder 8 onto a glass master 10. This may be done, as described above, by providing the application file 20 as a set of image files 6 and recording the data onto tape or other recordable media or storing the information in electronic memory.
- the publisher may make one or more recordable discs 42 by way of a special encoder 48.
- This special encoder 48 is enabled to encode the application file in a manner which will not cause DSV problems.
- the resultant recordable discs 42 can then be decoded and encoded at the mastering house to form the glass master.
- the encoder 8 at the mastering house has to be enabled to decrypt the DSV patterns such that they are incorporated into the application file 20 before it is encoded and written to the glass master.
- this invention relies upon the ability of the encoder used in the mastering process to encode the application file together with the incorporated DSV data patterns in a manner which will not cause DSV problems for the resultant optical discs.
- the mastering house can be provided with specially designed encoders which have been arranged to cope with the DSV data patterns which are provided.
- the invention is not limited to the use of games consoles as the disc player or reader.
- the invention has applicability to the copy protection of all types of applications to be encoded onto an optical disc for use in any appropriate type of reader or player.
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