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Super Audio CDs Rolling Your Way
donutello writes "Slate is running an article about the Rolling Stones Remastered series discs having two layers: CD and SACD. The article contains some interesting information about how Sony is sneakily distributing SACD players without the buyers noticing it. This FAQ provides some information about SACDs. Don't expect to be able to play or reproduce these on your computer anytime soon. The SACD format contains a physical watermark on the disc. SACD players will only play discs with valid watermarks. Music watermarks had two opponents: The audiophiles who didn't like their music distorted and people who didn't like the watermarks preventing copying of the music. With the physical watermarks, they have found a way to appease the former while still stopping the latter thus causing a break in the ranks of the opposition."
The sound still has to come out of it though. This still won't stop me from putting an audio jack from my discman to my computer, and then ripping it from there. Nor will it stop anyone else, which means I will still be able to download whatever they have locked up so tightly. It's moot and stupid.
From the department of redundancy department.
is there anyone can explain to me how come the Music Industry think they can prevent CD copy? i always think i can play it thru speaker, then record it as any format i like, or be more professional, rent a recording studio...