Tim Wunder wrote: > On Saturday 11 January 2003 11:07 am, someone claiming to be David A. > Bandel wrote: >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >> Hash: SHA1 >> >> On Sat, 11 Jan 2003 10:53:33 -0500 >> >> begin Tim Wunder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> spewed forth: >> > Don't know if this is a linux issue or not, but here goes... >> > I have a brand new audio CD that plays perfectly well on my stereo and >> > in my car, but won't play on my PC. I have a Yamaha SCSI CD-RW >> > (6x4x16x) and a LiteOn IDE CD-RW (24x10x40x). Neither of which like the >> > CD. Other audio CD's seem to work fine, this new one doesn't. FWIW, >> > it's an import from Australia (the Dead Ringer Band). >> > Any ideas on what could be causing the problem and how to overcome it? >> >> DRM (digital rights manglement, RIAA digitally mangling your rights). >> Take it back and tell them it's defective, you can't play it in your >> computer's CD. The only way to fight DRM is refuse to accept delibrately >> broken products. >> >> > <sigsnip> > I tend to agree, but wouldn't another way to fight DRM be by rendering the > technology to "digitally [mangle] your rights" ineffective? >
This might give you personal satisfaction, but would do nothing to lead them to change their behavior. cmr -- Registered Linux User #241964 ---- "Do not meddle in the affairs of Wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger." -- Samwise Gamgee _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
