METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CIRCUMVENTING USAGE PROTECTION APPLICABLE TO ELECTRONIC MEDIA
First Claim
1. A method for bypassing a compliance mechanism assertion of a usage restriction applicable to electronic media accessible in a computer system comprising:
- enabling a hardware device to access said electronic media for use in said computer system, said hardware device for causing said computer system to bypass said usage restriction, said electronic media disposed on an electronic media storage device, said hardware device communicatively coupled with said computer system and appropriate for reading from and writing to the storage device upon which said electronic media is disposed, said computer system having said compliance mechanism communicatively coupled to and operable therewith, said compliance mechanism for asserting said usage restriction via said computer system;
providing an application operable in conjunction with said computer system to use said electronic media, said application for causing said computer system to bypass said usage restriction asserted by said compliance mechanism; and
activating a presentation mechanism communicatively coupled with said computer system for causing said computer system to present said electronic media in an unrestricted manner, said compliance mechanism unable to assert said usage restriction upon said presentation mechanism and said computer system.
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Abstract
A method for bypassing a compliance mechanism assertion of a usage restriction applicable to electronic media accessible in a computer system is described. The method includes a hardware device for causing the computer system to bypass the usage restriction, the hardware device communicatively coupled with the computer system and appropriate for reading from and writing to the storage device upon which the electronic media is disposed, the computer system having the compliance mechanism communicatively coupled to and operable therewith, the compliance mechanism for asserting the usage restriction. An application causing the computer system to bypass the usage restriction asserted by the compliance mechanism; and activating a presentation mechanism causing the computer system to present the electronic media in an unrestricted manner, the compliance mechanism unable to assert the usage restriction upon the presentation mechanism and the computer system.
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1. A method for bypassing a compliance mechanism assertion of a usage restriction applicable to electronic media accessible in a computer system comprising:
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enabling a hardware device to access said electronic media for use in said computer system, said hardware device for causing said computer system to bypass said usage restriction, said electronic media disposed on an electronic media storage device, said hardware device communicatively coupled with said computer system and appropriate for reading from and writing to the storage device upon which said electronic media is disposed, said computer system having said compliance mechanism communicatively coupled to and operable therewith, said compliance mechanism for asserting said usage restriction via said computer system; providing an application operable in conjunction with said computer system to use said electronic media, said application for causing said computer system to bypass said usage restriction asserted by said compliance mechanism; and activating a presentation mechanism communicatively coupled with said computer system for causing said computer system to present said electronic media in an unrestricted manner, said compliance mechanism unable to assert said usage restriction upon said presentation mechanism and said computer system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for bypassing an usage restriction applicable to electronic media and asserted by a compliance mechanism coupled to a computer system comprising:
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a hardware device communicatively coupled with said computer system, said hardware device for reading from and writing to a media storage device upon which said electronic media is disposed, said hardware device enabled to assist said computer system in using said electronic media and bypassing said usage restriction; an application communicatively coupled with said computer system, said application for using said electronic media, said application enabled to assist said computer system in using said electronic media and bypassing said usage restriction; and a presentation device communicatively coupled with said computer system, said presentation device enabled to assist said computer system in presenting said electronic media and bypassing said usage restriction. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A computer-readable medium for storing computer implementable instructions for causing a computer system to perform a method for bypassing an usage restriction applicable to electronic media and assertable thereupon, said usage restriction asserted by a compliance mechanism communicatively coupled with said computer system, said method comprising:
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enabling a hardware device to access said electronic media, said electronic media disposed on a media storage device, said hardware device communicatively coupled with said computer system and for reading said electronic media from and writing said electronic media to said media storage device, said hardware device assisting said computer system in bypassing said usage restriction; providing an application for assisting said computer system to bypass said usage restriction, said application communicatively coupled with said computer system; and activating a presentation mechanism for assisting said computer system to bypass said usage restriction, said presentation mechanism communicatively coupled with said computer system and for presenting said electronic media via said computer system while bypassing said usage restriction asserted by said compliance mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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