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bAdministrator writes "What if a CD copy-protection system was developed, which did not compromise sound quality nor cause compatibility problems, and still allowed for your 'rights' to make a limited amount of personal copies (*.DRM)? UK-based company First 4 Internet (F4i) claims to have pulled this off with their 'eXtended Copy Protection' (XCP) system; 'The disc will present itself as a CD-ROM to PCs, a Mac CD-ROM to Mac computers, a VCD to DVD players and CDDA disc to audio CD players. This multifunctional disc format offers full playability and therefore greater flexibility without lowering protection levels.' and 'By using a range of methodologies, including the construction of multiple protection layers, limiting the player accessibility to the provided player software, and encapsulating the red book audio content, XCP® successfully protects the content from unauthorised copying.'"
On a Linux PC, it presents itself as kiddie porn.
This sounds like something that will take a while to hack. But once it is hacked we will have a new open format that can work like a cd-rom audio and stuff. Also we will have a cool new protection system.
Never Smoke A Banana.
That's because Linux is broken.
It has nothing to do with the CD.
You can indeed do whatever you want with the slug of plastic you purchased. But you have no right to copy the music; that right is owned by someone else. These technologies simply bring common practice into sync with the law.
Not that this wasn't entirely predictable.
It simply strikes me as cynical and self-serving when you protest the RIAA's pursuit of the "young girls" who support your download habit, but take no responsibility for helping to get them into trouble.