On Tue, 8 Jul 2003, stuart wrote: > Now, when DRM gets into windows, I'm sure Virtual Audio Cable will stop > working, RealAudio will stop making linux clients (why bother?), RIAA > will (try to) make CDs that can only be played with windows clients, > etc. Then someone will crack the formats of the audio streams and the > CDs, and round and round she goes, where she stops, nobody knows. > > As things are now, it's easy to get the digital signal before it reaches > the DAC, you don't need to go to DAC -> ADC, you don't need to plug your > line-out to your line-in and degrade your signal. > > If the RIAA get their content to only work on Windows-type boxes, and if > MS gets DRM to work in their Windows, things will become much more > difficult. But these are big ifs that can quite possibly be circumvented > even if they do come to fruition. There's always high-end sound cards > that don't even use analog. > > DRM is not going to stop file sharing. > They're trying to catch smoke with nets.
Yup, check out this dvd unit: http://www.220-electronics.com/dvd/daewoo5800.htm where it says: "Custom modification with code free automatic and manual selection of regions and macrovision disabled. Excellent quality dvd player with all the features." and "Price just reduced by over $100. Was 249.00 Now only $129.00 The Daewoo 5800 custom modification has been designed to make life a lot less complicated. It has superb Audio and video components outperforming major brands such as Sony, Panasonic and Pioneer. " So it won't be long before bypass systems will be commercially available. At least in some parts of the _free_ world. Patience, persistence, truth, Dr. mike
