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krj
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response 81 of 87:
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Dec 18 22:43 UTC 2001 |
http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,49201,00.html
Declan McCullagh quotes Jack Valenti of the MPAA. Valenti says flatly
that if the electronics industry does not voluntarily implement the
SSSCA, Congress will move next year to enact the legislation
requiring anticopying systems in all consumer electronics.
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krj
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response 82 of 87:
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Dec 19 14:45 UTC 2001 |
Universal Music Group launches their Pressplay service for
legitimate, tightly-controlled downloadable music files.
The article includes pricing information. Pressplay allows you
to burn a sharply limited number of files to CD (in what format?)
if you buy one of the pricier subscriptions. But downloading to
those very popular portable MP3 players is not allowed.
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-8222920.html?tag=mn_hd
Universal has also distributed a copy-prevented CD in the US.
The disc is the soundtrack for the movie "The Fast and the Furious."
Universal is using the Midbar Technology "Cactus Data Shield,"
which attempts to prevent the CD audio from being played on any
computer. The disc also includes a digital audio player which
allows controlled playing of MP3-like versions of the songs on
a computer; however, these MP3-like files will not play in the
common media players, and this is a Windows-only proposition.
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-8225543.html?tag=mn_hd
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krj
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response 83 of 87:
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Dec 19 14:54 UTC 2001 |
Pressplay is offering a 14-day free trial if anyone is feeling adventurous.
http://www.pressplay.com
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krj
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response 84 of 87:
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Dec 19 23:16 UTC 2001 |
A good, fairly neutral & non-technical article on the Universal Music
Group introduction of copy prevention was pointed to by Slashdot:
http://www.siliconvalley.com/docs/news/svfront/cd121701.htm
The article reminds me that the "Cactus Data Shield" discs are
supposed to fail in the new dual-purpose DVD/CD machines, which
were reviewed in a big roundup in Consumer Reports. Uh-oh...
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tpryan
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response 85 of 87:
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Dec 20 19:15 UTC 2001 |
re 84 Since those are likely to have digital outputs?
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krj
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response 86 of 87:
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Jan 5 21:54 UTC 2002 |
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krj
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response 87 of 87:
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Jan 5 21:56 UTC 2002 |
(oops, Agora rolled, time to start another one of these linked items...)
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