Re: Sound quality of "Copy protected & pre-ripped for PC" music.....

"yellowmattercustard" <yellowmatter@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "Soundhaspriority" <nowhere@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> At worst, it could contain a piece of software called a "rootkit":
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_Sony_BMG_CD_copy_protection_scandal
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> Possibly, but I doubt it's of the XCP variety.
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> Still, it may be MediaMax related, in which case this is useful reading.
> http://www.cs.princeton.edu/~jhalderm/cd3/
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> Or if you wish to delve further into the subject, try...
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copy_Control
>
Kruse says it's Russian, which indicates extra caution. Malevolent hacking

is as available there as fissionable nuclear material.

Bob Morein
(310) 237-6511