On Mon, Jun 28, 2004 at 07:01:47AM -0500, Jan Depner wrote: > On Mon, 2004-06-28 at 02:46, Anahata wrote: > What really makes a mockery of the copy protection racket is what the > RIAA calls the "analog hole". If I can hear it, I can copy it. Yes, but some will argue that D-A and A-D conversion degrades the sound. Digital copying though S/PDIF allows unlimited generations of copying (as if it mattered... but that is the reason why the industry is all upset about digital music and copying) > I seriously doubt that there is anyone around who > can tell the difference between a digitally ripped copy and a digitally > encoded analog copy. A digitally encoded analog copy is way better than > any mp3/ogg file you're going to find anyway. In the practical world, I agree totally. [RIAA threats] Next the RIAA will prohibit playing your CDs to friends unless they've paid the record company for a licence to listen... -- Anahata anahata@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Tel: 01638 720444 http://www.treewind.co.uk Mob: 07976 263827
