[vorbis] Here we go again...

[volsung at asu.edu]

On Sun, 22 Jul 2001, Robert Voigt wrote:

> On Sunday 22 July 2001 20:01, Andy (Dale) wrote:
> > i vote that someone should find out exactly how this copy protection works,
> > i personally don't see how they can make a cd play normally, but insert
> > pops and clicks when it is copied.  so instead of everyone naming ways to
> > overcome this protection, someone find out how they are doing it!
> 
> Maybe we are not trying to find out how they are doing it because we already 
> know? I read that they insert grossly erroneous data every now and then (I 
> guess several times a second), which is then supposed to be corrected like a 
> read error.

Yes, but has anyone positively identified a CD that is hampered by this
scheme?  Once such a CD has been identified, then we have an actual test
subject, rather than statements from press releases.  For now, most of this
semi-truthful speculation.


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Stan Seibert

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