Re: [dvd-discuss] More Copy Protection

[steve bryan <steve_bryan(at)mac.com>]

At 10:23 am -0400 10/1/01, Noah silva wrote:
>Because it isn't easy to make a perfect digital copy of an MD (you either
>need a pro MD deck, or a modified MD-data drive with custom software),
>they can be sure that lots of people will rent the CD, instead of renting
>it and passing an mp3 around.  Why do you think they go to such lengths to
>make sure stuff like the sony Memory Stick walkman won't let you copy
>songs back onto the PC?

I was going to bring up this caveat but I don't believe it is 
currently accurate. I haven't checked details but Sony has definitely 
taken steps to pry ATRAC loose from the MD format. There are now 
software players available that will encode and decode ATRAC 3 format.

But even if one ignores that possible point what made it morally 
correct to use Sony's or Philip's solution but somehow immoral to do 
it for yourself? Did the artists see a nickel's worth of difference? 
Wasn't it just a benefit to the stockholders of the companies 
involved? It has been noted that this may be wandering rather far 
from the central topics of this list, so I'll restrain myself in 
future messages.
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