- Site menu:
- Latest Discussions
- Latest Newswire
- Archives
- Submit Story
- Story HOWTO
- Syndicate
- E-mail Alerts
DRM on audio CD's abolished
This is translated from a Dutch news article on http://www.nos.nl/nosjournaal/artikelen/2007/1/8/080107_kopi... ==== Record companies have stopped protecting audio CD's with DRM, which makes copying music a lot easier. In 2002 Bretelsmann (record companies BMG, Arista and RCA) were the first to use DRM. Initially this was done on CD's that were sent out as promotion to music stores, radio stations and music reporters. Later on all CD's from those companies were DRM'ed so people could not play the CD's on their computer anymore. Computers running Windows even crashed when people attempted to play such CD's. The objective was that people could not easily copy CD's at home to sell to friends or distribute through the internet. NVPI Other record companies also started using DRM but over time, one after the other stopped DRM'ing their CD's, according to NVPI, the Dutch branche organisation for the music industry. On her website the organisation reports that EMI is the last publisher to abolish DRM. "The costs of DRM do not measure up to the results". The DRM software has to be renewed constantly to fight cracking. In addition it didn't work very well. Protected CD's could sometimes not be played on devices that were supposed to play them, such as some car CD players. Criticism There was more criticism on the security. In 2005 Sony BMG had to recall millions of CD's due to it's DRM technology. When people would try to play it's protected CD's on their computers, it would install software without notification or confirmation. Virus writers used Sony's DRM technology weak spots and could even open up back doors into a user's computer, giving full access to hackers. Another complaint came from consumer rights organisations. They complained that people could not copy CD's for their own private use while that is legally allowed [in The Netherlands]. Brein By abolishing DRM it has become easier to publish mp3's on the internet. Yet, Brein [Dutch RIAA] does not worry about an increase in illegal mp3 distribution. According to Tim Kuijk from Brein DRM had no effect at all on the ammount of mp3's published on the internet. "Uploading and downloading of mp3's is here to stay, unless DRM technology is improved". "Honest people will always be honest people and DRM doesn't stop people who have ill intentions anyway". |
|
|
Comments (24)
"DRM had no effect at all"
DC, not everyone has The Ride in their listening area. :)
Quoting:it still doesn't know the difference between me and my daughter
That's why you need the new M$ Radio-DRM chip installed in your head and the corresponding transceiver installed in your car! Only $29.95 per month for all the radio you can handle! Automatically resets your favorites when you get in the car!
Fine Print: Not available for all head and car models. Favorites are set to the first person entering car and cannot be reset for 24 hours. Radio is automatically disabled if more than one person is in the car. Not responsible for anything that happens to you, your car, your passengers, or anything within 5 Million miles of your car. Features and prices are subject to change without notice. Humming or singing any playing song will result in a $.50 fine.
That's not even funny.... Another couple of years and your kids will 'beg you' to get one ;-).
In the 18th century, the Vatican had 'its own' music (this anecdote is about a piece of Allegri). It was forbidden for anyone but the Vatican choir to see or perform the 'written' music. In other words, the Vatican controlled who was allowed to play or listen to the music. Then, along came Mozart at the age of fourteen, and after he only _listened_ to it, he went home and wrote down the more than 10 voices from his memory, thereby making an 'illegal copy'. He didn't know it was forbidden by the way.
So, there you have it. Even when there were no 'technical' means to copy music as nowadays, such as tape-recorders, microphones, typewriters or even personal computers, the mighty Vatican wasn't able to stop the 'illegal' copying of music. Even a "M$ Radio-DRM chip installed in your head" wouldn't have stopped Mozart.
Why would anyone think it would work nowadays?Probably because you can earn a lot by making Hollywood believe you have the holy grail of copyright protection, even if you don't believe that for yourself, I suppose. Not being able to make a secure operating system in more than ten years, and than acting like you can stop consumers from (ab)using your software to copy 'premium content', while you know copying has been day-to-day practice for more than five centuries, seems like the biggest bluff of this decade to me.
Isn't about time for a remake of "The Terror"?
I shudder at a thought: That I could Google it and find out that there really is a plan to remake that movie. Oy.
Quoting:Even when there were no 'technical' means to copy music as nowadays, such as tape-recorders, microphones, typewriters or even personal computers, the mighty Vatican wasn't able to stop the 'illegal' copying of music.
This kind of copying is now allowed and even forced unto authors and publishers. Anyone can take any song, write it down, play it, record it and sell it for profit. And it only costs you $0.092 per copy to boot. It's called compulsory licensing and it's what makes cover songs work. Problem is, today's spoiled audience doesn't want the cover. They want the real thing.
:)
Well maybe if you didn't spend so much time in the LXer forums...
In the moment that was actually very funny, but....
I remember seeing that the British Government has already said that they are interested in an ID chip. There have also been suggestions that criminals and resident aliens be tagged with these in the US. Considering the development of ID, and information, and GPU tracking chips, all of which could be made implantable, is fascinating and more than a little frightening.
Now I see Politicians being lobbied by Police and Parents to get little Johnny and little Suzie tagged to prevent their abduction. They make it sound reasonable and beneficial. After all, it's for the good of the children and they'll just take out the chip at the kids 16th birthday (of course). See how easy it is to get that technology past any civil rights issues? A little fear, protect your children, and...
How soon till somebody Comes up with a nice implantable communicator/mp3 player with GPU to tell you where you are, which also contains your medical information (for emergencies only). Of course, your credit, and personal information, as well as any arrest/criminal information, can be easily added... but you don't need to know about that. I can just see the trendy stone eaters and even the tech toy fans screaming 'how cool is that!'.... Nothing like getting you to give your freedom away voluntarily.
I have no doubt that the technology will progress to where this is all possible (if it isn't now). I Have no doubt that some in our governments want this, and, I think it's a very probable scenario. Really scary.
So yeah, I'd say we're pretty close to the potential, I think it's mainly about the implementation now.
The RIAA is still sending out their corporate lawyers to sue grandmothers, children, and anyone else that appears vulnerable. Like wolves they prefer to attack the weak and helpless. In their wake they leave financial ruination.
This is good news but is certainly not the end of matters. Make your own decisions but I don't want my money going to support people like this.
Untitled
I wonder why they're so insanely demented over using CSS on movie DVDs and not music CDs. Oh well, I'll count my blessings where I can find them. I buy a lot of music CDs, and listen to Sirius and Pandora. Greed killed the commercial radio stations years ago, so I am happy to have some new music broadcasts to listen to.
http://www.amazon.com/OPPO-OPDV971H-Digital-HD-Ready-Up-Conv...
I can highly reccomend it, i can even take it back to the UK with me as its dual voltage this is how things should be made, the region thing if you will pardon my french is complete monopolistic bullsh*t.
Hoping that they will eventually take heed of the CD lesson and apply the same thinking to DVD's.
PS: i meant to post in the original thread sorry about that :(
In fact, I go one further. Movie DVDs are for DVD players and I've no use for them on a computer.
Quoting:did you know that the first eight bits of every recordable DVD is non-writable?
Eight *bits*? So it's, like, a millisecond to brute-force it? :>
I believe they were in Australia.
Post a comment
A free account is needed to post. Write your comment here first: your text is kept in this browser while you sign up or log in, and is waiting for you when you come back.
Your message:Sign up and post (it is free) or Log in and post
"Honest people will always be honest people and DRM doesn't stop people who have ill intentions anyway".
Even then I would bet that most "sharing" of mp3 files is by kids who don't think about it at all. I bet record companies still benefit though.
When I was a kid every tape or CD I bought I had first as a "copy" I got from a friend. If I did not like it I did not listen to it anyway and at least it did not cost me $15 to find out It sucked. If I did like it, I bought one myself and often times I bought the rest of an artists albums as well. without the "illegal copy" that was "shared" with me I would not have purchased any of it.
As I matured into an adult and I started to think about such things, I realized that it was wrong for me to steal media and I stopped. Ironically perhaps, I have not purchased much music since. I don't steal it, I just completely lost interest. I may buy something for my kids or my wife now and again but thats about it.