Protection
Protection noun - Means or method of defending.
Starting and protection are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Starting" instead a noun "Protection".
Starting
Starting noun - A turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning).
Protection and starting are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Protection" instead a noun "Starting".
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- Most of these copy protection checks occured when starting the game, although a few subverted this trend by placing them about halfway through the game.
Source: Copy Protection / Sierra -
Starting with Pro Tools 9, Digidesign/Avid allowed the usage of third-party audio interfaces (even one's own sound card, perhaps), so copy protection was shifted to the iLok.
Source: Copy Protection - The Dreamcast game Ooga Booga had an interesting copy protection mechanism: If it detected that you were playing a burned copy, instead of starting the game it would show an in-game pirate character that would dance when you pressed any button on the controller.
Source: Copy Protection
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