Jerry AZ
Stunt Coordinator
- Joined
- Dec 7, 2001
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Do you believe this crap?!!
Anit copy bill
Anit copy bill
It seems like any industry can buy government legislation these days.
Heck, you don't even need an industry. Just one company. How much of the new copyright laws were directly due to Disney's lobbying to keep Mickey out of the public domain?
but I do ask that something be done to allow discussions such as these in the future in an appropriate HT related forum.
It's really up to the participants. All it takes is the exercise of a little common sense before clicking on "Submit Reply". Stick to a discussion of digital copy protection, and why it will or won't work, is or isn't desireable, etc., and the thread can continue. Rant about industries "buying" legislators, and the thread gets shut down.
It's really up to all of you. We can cut some slack for the posts up to now, but from here on in, please think before you post.
Michael Reuben
HTF Adminstration
you'll be less taken by surprise when you hear about proposed legislation that impacts your ability to copy CDs.
Of course, this goes far beyond being able to copy CDs. It involves being able to play them in the first place. You mentioned Sound & Vision, but Stereophile has also had articles in virtually every issue for at least the last year. I imagine it is a particular issue for them since most ultra high end CD players are using CD-ROM drives, which are rendered unusable by most of the copyguard techniques.
The music industry is also completely forgetting (or ignoring) the fact that the "mindless" CD player is rapidly disappearing. More and more of the average Joe and Jane are buying a DVD player and dumping their worn out, dedicated CD player all together. In fact, I expect I may be in the minority even here in the HTF as someone who still has a dedicated CD player as well as a DVD player. This is not to mention that the CD-A only drive is going to virtually, if not completely disappear. The economy of volume is already making CD-ROM drives the most logical type to manufacture regardless of the final purpose.
Regarding the fact that Philips won't allow a copyprotected CD to bear the "Compact Disc" logo, I don't remember which magazine it was, but it was mentioned that one CD was released without the logo. Personally, I'm definitely not buying any CD that I know I can have trouble simply playing back on the equipment of my choice. Whether that is now, or twenty years from now.
Regarding the fact that Philips won't allow a copyprotected CD to bear the "Compact Disc" logo, I don't remember which magazine it was, but it was mentioned that one CD was released without the logo.
I think it was Natalie Imbruglia's "White Lilis Island", but I'm not sure. That CD is notorious for being unplayable in not only CD-ROM drives, but some regular CD players as well.
/Mike