Posted by Mark Jones on 10/31/87 11:32

Goro wrote:
> Thomas A. Horsley wrote:
>>> As far as I'm concerned, the current implementation of DRM just
>>> isn't worth it to me. I can get music elsewhere. Money isn't the
>>> point. It's the hassle.
>>
>> The really pitiful thing is how pointless it all is. Do a google
>> search for "total recorder" - it is a tool that essentially allows
>> you to "rip" the audio data as it shows up at your soundcard. So you
>> can turn any kind of DRM protected music into a totally DRM free
>> audio track merely by listening to it once :-).
>
>
> hey, don't worry about it. Microsoft will fix this in Vista.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Next-Generation_Secure_Computing_Base
>
This will simply convince even more people to switch to Linux.

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