Groups comparison

SecuROM copy protection - 1999 to 2013
Uses any version of the SecuROM copy protection scheme.

SecuROM v1-v3 copy protection - 2001 to 2005
A copy protection scheme.

SecuROM v4 copy protection (SecuROM New) - 2001 to 2003
Copy protection scheme. Game only runs if a drive knows the difference between a read-only & writable disk. Many read-only drives do not.

SecuROM v4.7-4.83 copy protection - 2001 to 2003
Copy protection scheme

SecuROM v4.84+ copy protection - 2002 to 2003
Copy protection scheme. This version adds to v4.7 the ability for a game to check a disk to verify the copy protection is present on it.

SecuROM v5 - 2004 to 2005
A copy protection scheme.

SecuROM v7.x copy protection - 2004 to 2010
Copy protection scheme.

SecuROM PA - 2006 to 2011
SecuROM's internet activation based copy protection.