Subject: Re: [linux-audio-user] Cactus Data Shield copy controlled cd's
From: Brian Redfern (bredfern_AT_calarts.edu)
Date: Thu Jul 03 2003 - 06:18:23 EEST
They would actually have to force us all to have coclier implants in the
inner ear that could shut down our hearing if perhaps a subaudible signal
that would "unlock" the music is missing. So, pirate mp3s and they'll pull
a switch to take away your hearing for the rest of your life.
On 2 Jul 2003, Taybin wrote:
> On Wed, 2003-07-02 at 17:06, Jan Depner wrote:
> > Just had to put my 2 cents in here. So, I go and buy the CD - it won't
> > rip or play on my computer - I slap it in my decent CD player (with
> > analog outs to my DSP2000) - I record it at 16/44.1 - I encode it in ogg
> > - I post that on the web somewhere. Now, question for the student, how
> > much worse is my ogg copy than a ripped and encoded ogg copy? If you're
> > willing to settle for mp3 then this is just as acceptable and it can't
> > be stopped. From what I gather from most of my reading up on sound
> > cards, most of them go from digital to analog and then back when you rip
> > anyway. Is the connection from your cd player to your sound card
> > digital? It is on my system but I don't think it is on most of the
> > cheaper ones.
>
> This is what the RIAA refers to as the "analog hole". They're looking
> for ways to stop you from doing just that. It's not technically
> possible since it has to be converted to analog at some point so we can
> actually hear it. Thus all the legislation we've been having thrown
> around.
>
> Taybin
>
>
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