full-disclosure - Do you really think CDs will be protected in future?

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From: DaveHowe at cmn.sharp-uk.co.uk (Dave Howe)
Subject: Do you really think CDs will be protected in future?

Austin Godber wrote:
> However, if when you make the first generation recording from output
> you then save it in a digital format without DRM you only suffer copy
> degeneration on the first recording ... once you have the non DRM
> digital copy you can copy at will.
Indeed so, yes - but from past evidence, pirates are willing to hawk quite
astoundingly bad copies of audio rather than get decent audio recording
equipment, and don't really care if their customers are annoyed about that
as they will be fifty miles away at a different market next week....