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Microsoft Introduces Its Own CD Copy-Inhibition Scheme
M.C. Hampster writes "MSNBC is carrying a Reuters story about Microsoft's new CD protection technology. At the heart of the technology is the laying of songs "onto a copy-controlled CD in multiple layers, one that would permit normal playback on a stereo and a PC.""
Can I download a version for linux?
Daniel
Carpe Diem
Wait a minute, could the evil and fearless RIAA/MPAA take on the mighty Microsoft?
This reminds me of something ...
Ignore the "p2p is theft" trolls, they're just uninformed
Since the music industry is probably going to try stuff like this anyway, (as a consumer) I'm glad to see they're trying something that's supposed to play on everything. As an individual, I'm still annoyed that they're trying this shit, but I'm glad Microsoft is in on it because of their "amazing" security track record.
"The government of the United States is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion."
They could have spent that $1/2 billion buying out senators,buying a win in court, or even...dare i say... redesigning Windows!!!
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Go canucks, habs, and sens!
They are doing more to encourage Linux use than anyone, in a way that no one else could! Thank you, Microsoft! =P
Couldn't eject CDs from the drive. Ha. You'll wish for those days...
Comment forecast: Bits of genius surrounded by a sea of mediocrity.
I have a copy inhibition scheme too - Sell Crappy Music.
Sheesh, evil *and* a jerk. -- Jade
1. Lock the recording industry into the Redmond One-Ring (TM) licensing system. ...
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3. Profit!
Let's get drunk and delete production data!
Someone came up with an ingenious way to circumvent the new copy protection scheme. Rumor has it you can buy a strand of copper, and push one end of it in a special socket labelled "Audio Out", and then take the other end of this same strand of copper and connect it up to the "Audio In" socket on the recording device.
Apparently, the theory is, the electrons inside the strand of copper get so excited that they begin to affect neighboring atoms in sort of a cascading fashion.. This happens zillions of times per second, as fluctuations in signal level travel through the copper core of the strand. In order to prevent this power from getting out of hand, they've even got stuff in development right now that uses a vinyl plastic or rubberized outer coating.
Totally fucking awesome. I want one!
No word yet on how much these strange "copper strands" are going to cost (probably hundreds of thousands of dollars considering how difficult it is to create a long, thin, flexible piece of copper in the lab, but, i'm sure the price will go down with time. Regardless, Microsoft aught to be shaking in their boots by now!
Bowie J. Poag
could be tricky this time. We may have to resort to ..LIQUID PAPAER!
The only way to bust a doper--is when you yourself become a smoker!
I have that feature in Windows 98 already! Though it doesn't work on my Linux system - does anyone know if it will work under WINE?
The bbspot released an article about Microsoft's CDS initiative (cant do sh*t)... which i thought was pretty funny.. but seems to be coming true ;)
MS CDS initiative from BBspot
Actually, the copy protection layer is a code wheel
on the CD that you have to slide into the right
position according to a sticker on the jewel case.
MS stole the idea from computer games...
Sorry, you can't patent that... there's too much prior art...
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And this is different from mp3 encoding, how?
Thank you, drive through
--Dg
To my surprise he threw it into my oven and turned it on. Instantly I got very upset, because the CD had become precious to me, but he said, "Do not worry, it is unharmed."
After a few minutes he took the CD out, gave it to me and said, "Take a close look at it."
To my surprise the CD was quite cold to hold and it seemed to be heavier than before. At first I could not see anything, but on the inner edge of the central hole I saw an inscription, an inscription finer than anything I had ever seen before. The inscription shone piercingly bright, and yet remote, as if out of a great depth: "12413AEB2ED4FA5E6F7D78E78BEDE820945092OF923A40EEl OE5IOCC98D444AA08E324"
"I cannot understand the fiery letters," I said in a timid voice.
"No, but I can," he said. "The letters are Hex, of an ancient mode, but the language is that of Microsoft, which I shall not utter here. But in common English, this is what it says:
"One OS to rule them all, One OS to find them, One OS to bring them all and in the darkness bind them." It is only two lines from a verse long known in System lore: "Three OS's from corporate kings in their towers of glass, Seven from valley lords where orchards used to grow, Nine from dotcoms doomed to die, One from the Dark Lord Gates on his dark throne In the Land of Redmond where the Shadows lie. One OS to rule them all, One OS to find them, One OS to bring them all And in the darkness bind them, In the Land of Redmond where the Shadows lie."
~Just a cute little joke I found somewhere... Somewhat relavent to the topic... Smilingirl =)
The Present is the point at which time touches eternity. - C.S. Lewis