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Xugumad · 11-07-2001, 04:19 AM

Tony,

You mentioned that....

> It's all about the file formats. If the kids can't rip and
> rewrite on XP systems, suddenly there is a call for many
> times the current number of Linux desktops. Talk about
> your killer app.

The problem is that MS won't flip the big DRM switch until the RIAA gives the nod. Guess when that will be - just about when copy-protected audio CDs (which are on the market right now) are ubiquitous. Those CDs are NOT playable on computer CD-ROM drives, due to error-correction tech differences between computer and home audio CD players. Combine WMedia and SAP with rip-proof CDs, and Linux/FreeBSD etc. just won't help.

If the drive is physically unable to read an audio CD, the OS becomes irrelevant. If MS and the 'content producers' work hand in hand, 100% of media on the net will become usable only in MS products (since they are the only ones whose complete control of the OS and media player can guarantee that it won't be pirated). With the DMCA and SSSCA, 'circumventing' the DRM built into that media by the content producers becomes illegal.

Check mate.

I give it five years.

(and I hope people will respond to this thread, even though it's not about the Image of the Day, cheese steaks, or Bin Laden :-)

X.

11-07-2001, 04:19 AM	#3
Xugumad Punisher of Good Deeds Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 183	Tony, You mentioned that.... > It's all about the file formats. If the kids can't rip and > rewrite on XP systems, suddenly there is a call for many > times the current number of Linux desktops. Talk about > your killer app. The problem is that MS won't flip the big DRM switch until the RIAA gives the nod. Guess when that will be - just about when copy-protected audio CDs (which are on the market right now) are ubiquitous. Those CDs are NOT playable on computer CD-ROM drives, due to error-correction tech differences between computer and home audio CD players. Combine WMedia and SAP with rip-proof CDs, and Linux/FreeBSD etc. just won't help. If the drive is physically unable to read an audio CD, the OS becomes irrelevant. If MS and the 'content producers' work hand in hand, 100% of media on the net will become usable only in MS products (since they are the only ones whose complete control of the OS and media player can guarantee that it won't be pirated). With the DMCA and SSSCA, 'circumventing' the DRM built into that media by the content producers becomes illegal. Check mate. I give it five years. (and I hope people will respond to this thread, even though it's not about the Image of the Day, cheese steaks, or Bin Laden :-) X.