True, but what the "serial" post was about was to attach an identifier for the copy (i.e. customer), not for the music (artist/label).
You would have to make each copy unique whereas the fingerprinting sytem is for checking if a copy is (sounds) identical to the original.
Ah well, see all other watermark vs. fingerprint posts...
Hmmm... Even if such a system were possible, it would hardly be effective to trck people posting MP3s. No one's going to stop you from plugging your audio CD player in your sound card.
I don't think any digital ID would survive a d/a -> a/d conversion.
Of all out-of-the-box OSes OpenBSD probably is the most secure. But if you want security you don't use a default installation. Other OSes just need some more work to get at the same level.
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True, but what the "serial" post was about was to attach an identifier for the copy (i.e. customer), not for the music (artist/label).
You would have to make each copy unique whereas the fingerprinting sytem is for checking if a copy is (sounds) identical to the original.
Ah well, see all other watermark vs. fingerprint posts...
Hmmm... Even if such a system were possible, it would hardly be effective to trck people posting MP3s. No one's going to stop you from plugging your audio CD player in your sound card. I don't think any digital ID would survive a d/a -> a/d conversion.
Of all out-of-the-box OSes OpenBSD probably is the most secure. But if you want security you don't use a default installation. Other OSes just need some more work to get at the same level.