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Music Industry Forcing WMA standard?
CtrlPhreak writes "Cnet news.com has a story up stating that the music industry is considering having cds that contain the un-rippable tracks as well as the windows media formatted files with limited uses ala Microsoft's digital rights management. Just one more brick in Microsoft's continuing monopoly..." And another format that I can't play back. Hope this one dies fast.
Ugg Vorbis. Oh yeah, FP!
Fuck, Taco, why don't you wake up???
I hate Windows too, but I have to use it once in a while. If you don't use Windows at all, how the hell can you make such broad statements against it all the time??
WMA has been out there for a while... like years. It sucks. And, once again, it shows that it really is an US vs THEM (them being the corporate monster). If you've never heard of it until now then I have to say your views on the subject don't matter much.
(how long will this take to make it to -1 Flamebait?!?)
you. and you too.
And another format that I can't play back. Hope this one dies fast.
Time and time again, you have said that you have a window's partition, Taco (playing Black&White, and lots of other times). Admit to having it, say "Its an inconvience to play" instead of "I can't play". You won't be condemned here for being honest(besides the trolls, which is unavoidable).
A little honesty here would really go a long way.
Good quote, too many chars. Seriously, the slashdot 120 char limit sucks!
I think that most of us understand the concept that anything that is playable is copyable. I first don't really understand how they can write the disc in such a way that a CD player from 1995 can play it, but that the cracker community can't write a device driver for.
Aside from that, you know how your old tape player had High Speed dubbing? I wonder if someone could rig a CD player to play that way, and then capture the sound digitally and slow it back down. That way you don't have to wait the full length of the CD. Its not so easy as ripping is right now, but I'll bet it wouldn't be too bad. It could probably even figure out where songs started and stopped just like old tape players!
there are 2 kinds of people. those who divide people into 2 kinds, and those who don't.
Those Dmitri T-Shirts aren't FREE!!!!!
I'll bet they carry that $20 "free" upgrade from Apple, too.
GWB is like a dwarf next to him.
Don't you LOOOVE the taste of a crack hit, you fucking idiot moderators.
Screw you all!!
haha read this:
Fuck Microsoft
Fuck the government
*big smile*
Britney Spears generated more revenue last year than all of Microsoft. Who is using who?