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