Pale Blue Ego Wrote: > How would this work, exactly? It sounds like all devices, hardware and > software, now and in the future, would have to license the codec and > DRM scheme for this super wonderful format. One company would have > complete control over the whole recording, distribution, and playback > chain. If they decided to charge $20 per song, drop the tags and > lyrics, and reduce the sound quality, what recourse would consumers > have? If they control the DRM, they can change the terms of the > contract any time they want. And what happens when the DRM is cracked? > Throw everything away and start over? And what about the analog hole? > Couldn't you just record it to an open format by digitizing the analog > output or using a microphone? And what about artists or hardware makers > who refused to play along? Jail them? What about music from other > countries? Our laws don't apply there. >
Well how about one company making a a Secure Cryptoprocessor / Decompression / DAC chip with tamper-resistant properties and only analogue outputs. Anyone who wanted to build a device would use that chip in thier product. With good economies of scaale and this component being beyond most manufactures thats a nice solution as well. With the product available off the shelf small players would have no problem getting in. Same as Windows PCs can be buiult by anyone. In the same way why put the vendor though the hassle of running a web site maintaining the users backups and taking payments etc. A global portal which did all this and everyone uses brings the cost down and makes life nicer for the consumer. If you are a band you put a link your track on the global portal. This is going to be much cheaper than selling CDs in shops so the price will come way down as the retailer cut goes to zero. All this hardware security, encription, web site with backup and encrypted keys etc should be managed by an industry consortium. If it's broken. The system above is a secure as the chip on you creit card. It's not going to be broken. If someone working at the compnay released some details then legal action must prevent web sites publishing details or files. Analoge recording is OK becuase the quality is lower and the tags are missing. That's part of the idea. Some poor people will stick to old CDs and analogue recordings but everyone who can will upgrade. It's kind of nice becuase the kids can still play pirate mp3s but the grown ups with money can get the quality product. Other countries - if they want this technology they will have to play along. In practice iTunes sell music to must of the world anyway. -- willyhoops ------------------------------------------------------------------------ willyhoops's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10563 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=34928 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
