Copy protection of ordinary disk drives?

[Tom Vogt]

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.