dave
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Re: Can't Copy Protected CDs still be cracked?
said by peggypwr1  :Can't somebody play the CD in the stereo, record it to cassette, then rip the songs from the casette to the computer. Then maybe use software to clean up the sound then upload? Sure, at loss of fidelity, but if you don't mind listening to lower-quality sound, go ahead.
It's always been possible to duplicate analogue recordings, but it hasn't been too big a deal for the industry, because the duplicates are always worse than the original, and people tended to actually buy things they liked. However, with digital recordings, you can make bit-perfect copies, and that's where the problem lies, in the eyes of the copyright holder.
Any time you pass digital audio through an analogue step, you reduce the quality. Especially cassette tape! "Cleaning up" can never restore the information you lost - the laws of physics are against you. |
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INHCNN
join:2001-12-15
Lansing, MI
| said by dave :if you don't mind listening to lower-quality sound... Ahem… “Inferior” 
I don’t think CD>Tape>PC will be a neccisary step by any stretch. This will not be then end of consumer converted media.
Why? Well – one of my favorites: If it can be engineered, it can be un-engineered. Some crafty hack will find a way to beat it, publish the findings, and we’re back at square one. Simply more money spent by the RIAA/MPAA in a useless fight.
Sorry for taking it OT.
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raybrett
join:2001-02-20
Saint Louis, MO | reply to dave
Actually you begin to lose the quality with the first conversion to digital. |
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jap
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join:2003-08-10
038xx | Thank you! How soon people forget.
that being said, i'll keep the high-end digital for recorded materials, of course. Too many handling advantages. |
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