[vorbis] Here we go again...

[Geoff Shang]

Hi:

Saw this in Edupage today.  Grrrrrr.

Geoff.

From: EDUCAUSE <educause at EDUCAUSE.EDU>

COPY-PROTECTED CDS QUIETLY SLIP INTO STORES
Macrovision, in coordination with several major recording labels,
has for several months been piloting new technology to prevent
music consumers from copying CDs onto their PCs. The technology
distorts CD recordings with a series of audible pops and clicks
when the music is copied onto a PC. The Macrovision pilot is the
latest in a series of attempts by the recording industry to
protect music from digital piracy. Previous efforts have largely
failed, either because various industry elements have been unable
to agree on how to implement the technology or because the
technology also disrupted normal CD playback. The recording
industry's attempts to prevent the copying of CDs onto PCs
presents a legal quandary, however, because the courts have
recognized the right of consumers to copy copyright-protected
work for home use.
(Cnet, 18 July 2001)

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