Re: [rumori] Napster-Proof CDs


From: Every Man (Every.ManATpressthebutton.com)
Date: Tue Mar 27 2001 - 13:16:52 PST


On Tue, 27 March 2001, Steev Hise wrote:
> very interesting article. the CD copy protection scheme
> seems pretty trivial and easy to get around.

Steev,

I was just gonna say, as long as you can HEAR it, you can
record it. Though, dataplay discs... not familiar with them ... but
wouldn't the same principle apply? If the player has a sound-out
jack, couldn't you just digitally record it?

Though I agree...if you don't want to lose your freedom, don't buy
into something that'll take it away.

> But the scary thing, mentioned at the end, is the idea of
> the industry's main goal: getting rid of the CD altogether
> and replacing it with new formats that include more secure
> copy protection. Like the Dataplay discs.

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