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Re: Shift key breaks CD copy locks
From: Eric Scher <ericscher () mac com>
Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2003 12:52:15 -0400
>++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++= I don`t know what you think about this, but in my opinion will never exist a method to REALLY protect CDs, just because I think that "if I can ear it, I can reproduce (and record) it". The dsp could be redirected to hd or this kind of stuff (just a stupid example). I cannot really understand WHAT they are trying to do... I cannot understand WHERE do they want to arrive... Maybe they are trying to deny copy "for the masses", but there will be always someone, writing a new cdcopy tool "for the masses". I think the force point and the weakness of a CD resides in its "standard", if they could write their own standard format for every song, they could write their own "player" and maybe they could "better" protect their songs, btw (obvious) it will never be compatible with OUR standard cdplayer. This is *just* my opinion, maybe stupid, but I would really like to listen to yours and understand... >++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++=I think people get so focused on the technical aspects of copy protection that they fail to notice what the RIAA is really doing.
It has nothing to do with stopping piracy and everything to do with re-writing copyright law.
If the RIAA really wanted to kill piracy among the general population they would simply do what Apple is already doing with their music buying service. Cable television proved many years ago that consumers will pay money for something they could theoretically get for free if the service provides enough utility and convenience to make it worthwhile. Music servers where consumers could cheaply purchase any music they wanted to, without the risks of using pirate filesharing software, would eliminate all but a tiny amount of piracy. But if the RIAA did that, then they wouldn't have an excuse to re-write copyright law in such a way that you would have to purchase the same content twice if you wanted to use it in two different places.
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- Re: Shift key breaks CD copy locks Cael Abal (Oct 08)
- Re: Shift key breaks CD copy locks Jonathan A. Zdziarski (Oct 08)
- Re: Shift key breaks CD copy locks Austin Godber (Oct 08)
- Re: Shift key breaks CD copy locks Gregory A. Gilliss (Oct 08)
- Re: Shift key breaks CD copy locks Kevin Sullivan (Oct 09)
- Re: Shift key breaks CD copy locks morning_wood (Oct 08)
- Re: Shift key breaks CD copy locks Kristian Hermansen (Oct 08)
- Re: Shift key breaks CD copy locks Kenneth R. van Wyk (Oct 09)
- Re: Shift key breaks CD copy locks Jonathan A. Zdziarski (Oct 08)
- RE: Shift key breaks CD copy locks Tim Saunders (Oct 09)
- Re: Shift key breaks CD copy locks Dave Howe (Oct 09)
- Re: Shift key breaks CD copy locks Eric Scher (Oct 09)
- Re: Re: Shift key breaks CD copy locks morning_wood (Oct 09)
- Re: Shift key breaks CD copy locks Cael Abal (Oct 08)