>From: "Dave Platt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Several interesting questions come to mind:
>- Are there CD-ROM drives which can already "rip" these discs
> accurately, by implementing error concealment on the data sent over
> the bus interface? I'd be interested to see how well Plextor
> drives do, as these have an extremely good reputation for ripping
> quality.
Plextor
>- Will CD-ROM drive vendors upgrade their firmware to add error
> concealment, or start shipping new models which have it? If so,
> will the music labels file criminal charges against the drive
> manufacturers, claiming that such firmware violates the Digital
> Millennium Copyright Act by creating a copy-protection
> circumvention device?
No comments ;-) Sorry the information from several drive vendors
is not intended to become public ....
>- Will Philips and/or Sony declare that discs manufactured in this
> way are violating the Red Book specifications, to the extent that
> they can no longer use the "Compact Disc" logos on the disc and
> packaging?
I believe that any customer may go and sue the vendors of such disks.
These disks definitely violate the Red book and must not carry the compat
disk logo. (at least the try from Bertelsmann last year had a CD logo).
In Europe it is no problem to go to a consumer protection organisation
and they will for and sue the vendors because the products do not
have a promised property.
J�rg
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