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Along with the decrease in music quality that would result from recording it that way. If the Quality is already worst because of this encryption, any recording of it (mp3) would be even worse.
I would refuse to buy any CD's with this on it.
I think this could be much worse for the music companies than the loses to people sharing to music.
this company sound like they have authenticator server giving IDs online for member only that is good to know!! :)
The technology sound great but soon no one is picking it up the money will be gone and back to square one.
We have to see the "GREAT SMART CARD" suppose to be anti-hackeable!! how they are loading the software to it?, the rest is like magic!!
dont forget" The future depend on what you make out of the present"
Renagade :)
The Klutz: A device to do that would hardly be new. This protection scheme seems more geared towards frustrating the average consumer, rather than antipiracy. You only need one access, one correct data retrieval (which all customers should get, right?) and it can be copied. I mean, really! At the most basic level (presuming the Hollingchip doesn't take off) you can connect your Speaker output to Line In on your sound card.... and you can copy audio. Simple. One-time reduction in quality. And if you have digital optical connections...
I still don't see it as practical. It MIGHT work as a security measure for sensitive information, but not as antipiracy. It's just another way to inflate their bottom line at the expense of the public, preparing us all for the day when we rent the right to access information.
hmmm... yet another attempt to stop people from pirating software... Now, im not saying that pirating is ok - but seriously, people are just going to find a way around that... so in the end, no matter what they [anti-piraters & big $$$ corporations] will lose