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| Time: 17:21 EST/22:21 GMT | News Source: CNET | Posted By: Robert Stein | ||
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Thanks James. THE RECORD INDUSTRY is experimenting with a new strategy for protecting CDs from being copied in CD burners or on computers. Unlike previous anti-copying measures, this plan will place two versions of an album on a single disc: one in standard CD form, modified so that it can’t be transferred to a computer hard drive, and another in Microsoft’s Windows Media Audio digital format, rigged so that files can be copied to a PC, but with some restrictions on how they can be used. | ||
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| #1 By 116 (66.68.134.68) at 10/1/2001 5:54:48 PM |
| I like WMA. In fact I think it a superior format to MP3, and even the latest MP3 PRO. I kinda like this idea. Now I don't even have to rip these in Windows Media Player. And I assume they will already have all of their information in there so I won't have to look them up on CDDB or All Music or anything else. To me thats a step in the right direction. You just don't like this because its Microsoft. And to me thats a BS reason. |
| #2 By 531 (24.36.231.56) at 10/1/2001 7:07:30 PM |
| Gee, #1... it couldn't possibly be because WMA is semi-secure, could it? No, it must be because MS is evil. Why don't you go play in traffic, like a good little waste of oxygen... |
| #3 By 143 (64.24.155.38) at 10/1/2001 7:09:54 PM |
| It's all BS some programmer will come up with a patch that will go around the protection. |
| #4 By 135 (64.214.58.1) at 10/1/2001 9:31:05 PM |
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The CD+Extra CD's have been tied to Windows for several years now. I can't remember the first one I bought, I think maybe Fiona Apple's first album back in '96.
I agree that the record companies don't quite get it. I buy all of my music on CD and I will be extremely pissed off, and return the album, if I find out that I can't rip it into WMA files that I can take with me to play on whatever device I happen to be using. |
| #5 By 415 (24.10.91.91) at 10/1/2001 10:35:04 PM |
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WMA is just as much of a industry standard as MP3. MP3 is not as "open" as people think! See: http://www.mp3-tech.org/patents.html
Personally, I think the record companies should get off their dead asses, and make all their music available for download in SOME digital format, AND charge a SMALL fee per download. It doesn't take a genius to figure out that the next best thing to free, is almost free. Like 50 cents per track or something very CHEAP... NOT $1.50 per digital track!?! So cheap that people won't even realize they are spending hundreds of dollars. That's my 2 cents, but I'm just an average Joe... |
| #6 By 143 (64.24.155.33) at 10/2/2001 7:14:57 AM |
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"THE RECORD INDUSTRY WILL BE SUED" the reason is that it's discriminating against an entire industry, all the companies that make potable MP3 players like "Diamond Rio"... and a portable cd player can play that cd clean but your cd player on your PC can't ...
SUE THEM for a patch |
| #7 By 531 (204.29.134.21) at 10/2/2001 10:14:42 AM |
| #19. Doesn't a Diamond Rio (500 and above, I think) read WMA format? How is this discriminating against an industry? Hardware goes obsolete all the time, that's part of the cycle. |
| #8 By 116 (129.116.86.41) at 10/2/2001 1:40:03 PM |
| OK Peipas let me know when the sky falls down on you. And you have just reinforced my statement that because its MS is the reason you are against it. Again, not a valid reason. |
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