Re: [dvd-discuss] More Copy Protection

[Michael.A.Rolenz(at)aero.org]

I think they mean authorized by the copyright holder or the media content 
provider....other than trying to mess up the tracking system of the CD 
player, the rest of their statement is PUREST BS. As we say in the comm. 
business "Bits is Bits". The only way they can succeed is if the computer 
CDdrive has a tracking system different than a CD player....actually come 
to think of it....my cheapy technics has an IR port I think to allow you 
to broadcast it across the room and house.....does anybody have an 
IrSNORT-CD?




Tom <tom@lemuria.org>
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09/27/01 01:41 AM
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On Wed, Sep 26, 2001 at 09:08:43PM -0700, John Young wrote:
> Wall Street Journal reports today:
> 
>   Vivendi Universal said it would begin releasing compact
>   discs equipped with a technology that prevents customers
>   from making digital copies. A spokesman declined to
>   explain what technology would be used, but said it "will
>   not impede the consumer experience."

ripping .mp3 files *is* (part of) my "consumer experience".

(I have ripped all my bought CDs to .mp3 on my fileserver and used cddb
plus local database to have a really convenient local music
environment.)