Analogue copies, on the contrary, can be made to any analogue devices.
What about the digital (SPDIF/optical) outputs found on most decent CD players (even Sony's)? Sounds to me like you can still pull a 1:1 copy that way (most soundcards above a SoundBlaster ignore the protection bit). The downside of course is that the ripping would be in real-time.
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Analogue copies, on the contrary, can be made to any analogue devices.
What about the digital (SPDIF/optical) outputs found on most decent CD players (even Sony's)? Sounds to me like you can still pull a 1:1 copy that way (most soundcards above a SoundBlaster ignore the protection bit). The downside of course is that the ripping would be in real-time.