drive encryption/copyright

[smiler3k]

Not sure if this in the right place but i looking for a way to put files on a removable hard drive or flash drive to lend to people with read permissions. But want to prevent people from making copies. The only way i can think i encrypting the files to the hard drive serial number or unique volume number. Anybody any ideas.

 

[Nailezs]

you could make the files read-only, but you;d have to hope that the people viewing the files are ignornat enough to not know how to fix that.

i know theres a way to make a file read-only w/o having the option of taking read0only off, but im not sure how they do it

 

[hellrazor]

There isn't a way. Data is data, and all data is computable so all data is copyable.

 

[W1zzard]

There isn't a way. Data is data, and all data is computable so all data is copyable.

that

 

[newtekie1]

There isn't a way. Data is data, and all data is computable so all data is copyable.

Yep, if you can open it and read it, you can copy it.

 

[hellrazor]

You kinda have to copy it (to memory) to even open/read it.

 

[Mussels]

yeah its just not possible

 

[Nailezs]

ahah, i stand corrected!