Audio CDs that wont play on CDROM drives? That hardly makes them
uncopyable, I'm pretty certain I could copy any analog sauce to CC if I
wish. And since this is md-l, I could make an analog copy to MD too.
Okay analog copying half defeats the whole point of digital media but
with decent kit you can still get a damn good recording.
Regardless of any type of copy protection used, here in Britain I think
most record shops would give a refund on a CD you claim is unusable-
they might stick it in their CD deck to try it but if you say it doesn't work
on your kit they'll give you your money rather than argue over the counter
for half an hour, bringing the assistant manager, manager and half of
their audio kit into the debate :-) The last thing any music shop needs
is some audio geek loudly saying their CDs are faulty, even if "faulty"
is a very specialised type of fault.
I think the boycott campaign can wait until these "so-called" copy-proof
CDs appear. I doubt they will given the prevelance of CD backup kit
these days...
Cheers,
PrinceGaz -- "if it harms none, do what you will"
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----- Original Message -----
From: Sciamano Nerazzurro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: 18 September 1999 10:03
Subject: Re: MD: Copy-Proof CDs--Again
>
> Jim Resinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> > These potential limitations are part of the AudioLok Red
> > copy-protection technology being developed by U.K.-based C-Dilla, a
> > subsidiary of Macrovision whose anti-copy system currently prevents
> > videotapes, DVDs, and pay-per-view movies from being recorded on VCRs.
> > AudioLok blocks a PC's CD-ROM drive from playing music CDs, thereby
> > foiling attempts to copy them or post them on the Internet.
>
> Well, I'm a complete ignorant (technically speaking) but I've observed that
> all these anti-copy systems work well until they're used on media
> (videotapes) that won't go into a PC.
> When it comes to the use of a PC, there will always be someone able to
> create a bypass, or a crack or something else, that will make that
> protection useless.
> I've never found any copy protection technology used on CD Roms, for
> example, really impossible to bypass. I've never found a CD Rom that, in the
> end, was uncopiable.
> Even the in-famous Macrovision protection on DVDs can be bypassed if you own
> a Hollywood+ MPEG2 decoder, and we're talking about a $120 card, not a $5000
> special-hyper-professional equipment.
>
> So, in my opinion, we shouldn't worry too much on that. Maybe we should
> worry about what we will do with all our MD equipment, though.
>
> Luca
> -> do we have to start a new boycott campaign?
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