| Because computers use DVD or CD media for | | | | This is a big problem, because it means that your |
| games, its an unfortunate fact that many of | | | | PC can only read the original game disc... and if it's |
| them will get so scratched and damaged that | | | | getting scratched, you might not have much |
| they won't work any more. To fix this, you just | | | | longer to enjoy it. In order to copy it, you need |
| need to be able to copy and backup the game, | | | | to be able to make a 1:1 perfect duplicate of the |
| but because there is a lot of copyright protection | | | | disc, and with hardly any tools / techniques being |
| on them nowadays, how do you do it? | | | | available for this, it's one of the biggest problems |
| Computer games all use a form of copyright | | | | facing computer gamers today. |
| protection called encryption. This is where the | | | | If you can find a tool which can read the |
| game developers code the discs in a certain way, | | | | encrypted game discs, and copy their data 100% |
| so that only a single module in Windows, Microsoft | | | | perfectly, then your PC will be able to run all the |
| and the game developers understand it. Think of | | | | backed up games that you want. To copy a PC |
| encryption as being like a secret language that | | | | game successfully, you need to be able to get a |
| only a certain part of your PC can understand. | | | | tool which allows you to copy the game, put the |
| This means that if you want to legally copy the | | | | disc into the DVD burner, allow the program to |
| game to back it up, the DVD burner software | | | | read the disc, let it burn the disc to a new blank |
| you have will not be able to understand this | | | | disc and then you can play the game to your |
| encrypted language, and not be able to copy your | | | | heart's content!! One of the best tools to do this |
| game properly. | | | | is one called "GameBackupSystem". |