Re: Copy protection of ordinary disk drives?

Brian Lane wrote:

The only way they can make this even begin to work in the marketplace is to force manufacturers to stop producing uncontrollable drives. I wouldn't be suprised if there was an amendment to enact this waiting to attach itself to an obscure bill in Congress.

Or maybe I'm just being paranoid? <G>

you're not. we've seen it happen with CSS. all they need is an opportunity to push it. maybe some "enhanced" hard-drive that has higher storage capacity, or lower seek times, or whatever other marginal advantage that the whole scam can be attached to.