[linux-audio-user] Cactus Data Shield copy controlled cd's

[Brian Redfern]

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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