TOS #9 and copy-protected CDs
Reply #30 – 2009-07-15 02:27:08
They have been trying to "close the analog hole", aka "a. hole" Also for audio? Even for video some of the solutions mentioned in that wikipedia article make me laugh. Like disabling analog outputs in set top boxes - come on, I feed my TV via analog connection, if they disabled that for some programming (which I paid for!) they would receive a very angry call. But I can't imagine how they would close the analog hole for audio. I am moving more and more off-topic, obviously.it's quite obvious that it's NOT just digital copy prevention the bastards are after. But, does it say somewhere that it's supposed to prevent just digital copying, making a digital copy, in general copying or is it mentioned at all? The possible wording of what the protection is protecting could affect court rulings. There's so many if's and things to interpret by courts.. and what we have seen so far, these issues are really hard to grasp and judge. To me, it still looks against common sense, like if one could be convicted of forcible entry in addition to burglary if he or she did not actually break in, but walked into a house through a wide open door. Because the house had another door, which was locked at the time. But obviously lawyers may look at it differently :-). I tried to look up some pertinent laws (US laws, because I could access them), and I am giving up, it's beyond my understanding. An example (from US code)A “digital audio recording device” is any machine or device of a type commonly distributed to individuals for use by individuals, whether or not included with or as part of some other machine or device, the digital recording function of which is designed or marketed for the primary purpose of, and that is capable of, making a digital audio copied recording for private use, except for— (A) professional model products, and (B) dictation machines, answering machines, and other audio recording equipment that is designed and marketed primarily for the creation of sound recordings resulting from the fixation of nonmusical sounds. andNo person shall import, manufacture, or distribute any digital audio recording device or digital audio interface device that does not conform to— (1) the Serial Copy Management System; (2) a system that has the same functional characteristics as the Serial Copy Management System and requires that copyright and generation status information be accurately sent, received, and acted upon between devices using the system’s method of serial copying regulation and devices using the Serial Copy Management System; or (3) any other system certified by the Secretary of Commerce as prohibiting unauthorized serial copying. How can it be legal to sell a computer with a CD drive and Windows in the US? Obviously it can be used to make a digital audio copied recording for private use, without a system prohibiting unauthorized serial copying??