- FlashCP
FlashCP is a
copyright enforcement technology for the storage of electronic materials (e.g.e-book s). Originally developed under thetrademark "BootLocker",SanDisk acquired the technology in2005 with the purchase ofIsrael i-basedMDRM . [cite news | title=SanDisk acquires MDRM | url=http://www.letsgodigital.org/en/news/articles/story_2290.html | work = [http://www.letsgodigital.org/ LetsGoDigital.org] |date=2005-01-05| author=Hissink, Dennis | accessdate = 2006-08-21]FlashCP is primarily used on
USB flash drives to providestudent s with storage capabilities of copyrighted material, while protecting the rights of the copyright holders. This is done through the use of Windows-basedsoftware that must be installed in order to use the FlashCP capability of the flashdrive. The software is not drivers, but interfaces with proprietaryfirmware in the flashdrive.Currently,When SanDisk manufacturers one drive that uses the FlashCP technology, called the Freedom Drive, and is part of the
Cruzer line.References
External links
* [http://www.sandisk.com/flashcp/ SanDisk's Page on FlashCP]
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