Well that's easy to "break":
1) obtain one audio CD player with digital out
2) connect to sound card with digital in
3) copy to gold CD with ECC errors being fixed by audio CD player
or simply re-digitise from high quality audio CD player. Probably at
MP3 quality the distinction won't be that audible anyway.
Adam
On Mon, May 28, 2001 at 08:36:28AM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> (This was previously on the list.)
>
> The CEO of TTR Technologies (www.ttrtech.com, but for
> something different, try ttr.com) was on CBS "This Morning",
> demonstrating music CDs that can't be copied without distortion.
>
> I think the previous list discussion said something about
> ECC errors a player would forgive (and fix) but not a
> computer CD drive.
>
> He was asked about disabling something that's not illegal.
>
> Mr. Yarmulka-head replied that while the Digital Millenium Act
> allows you to make your own copy of a CD, it also allows
> companies to prevent copying.
>
> Ugh, that brings up a question.
>
> If it's illegal to circumvent a copy protection scheme,
> is it still illegal to do so if making a personal copy
> is legal?
>
> Or is circumventing a copy protection scheme a general thing,
> separate from the copying step?
>
> He said DVDs are next.
>
