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Codec situations and home media discs added
* As mentioned in [[#Common Copy Protection Measures]], some older software program and game discs are unusable today because of the original copy protection methods relied on activation servers that are no longer operational.
=Codec situations and home media discs=
To playback (either digital or physical) home media content, you'll need compatible hardware or software that supports the codec used by the media. Additionally, physical media discs, particularly DVDs, HD-DVDs, and Blu-ray discs, are often encrypted. This means that even if you have the disc, you may need to bypass copy protection to create a backup copy. See [[Home Media Player#Media player software]] for more information.
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