[Ronin]

More red meat for the computer geeks. I predict this kind of "copy-proofing" will last a week or two at the most before some bright kid finds a way to penetrate it and posts the fix on the Internet.

Warhead vs. Armor again.

[Myrddin]

If the CDs don't play properly on my equipment, they are going back to the retailer as defective goods. That will represent a real loss of a sale not just some speculation on loss of a potential sale. My MP3 mixes are drawn from purchased CDs. If the protection breaks the ability to build custom mixes, there is no point in purchasing the CDs. I'm certainly not going to cart a huge stack of original CDs on a trip.

[Prince Charles]

The last time the RIAA Nazis tried this, they were sued by Phillps NV, which holds claim to the original Compact Disc patent and determines what a "genuine" CD is. Have they now broken their licensing agreement with Phillips yet again?

[glock rocks]

CD's and DVD's can currently be copied to protect the investment. The originals go in sleeves in the safe, and the copies are in the factory package to be used... if one gets damaged in normal home use, it can be replaced... after all, the piper was paid for the single end user.

The proposed bravo sierra punishes the law abiding, and deminishes the product. I imagine someone will fill the gap. I suppose XM radio can be recorded, or some such.

Hopefully we'll see some good meat for an industry (re:Philips) suit or perhaps a popular uprising - class action against these arrogant clowns. LOL... maybe even ole Orrin Hatch can start an investigation (makes one wonder how many of his gospel CD's are getting pirated in Asia).

[FoxPro]

If you can hear it, you can copy it.

[Timesink]

Why do I get the feeling this is another one of those "technological breakthroughs" that will turn out to be crackable with a felt-tip pen?

[GSWarrior]

What about us folks who like to create 'mix' CDs? Are we out of luck?

[Sloth]

That's ok. All the good music came out already in 1955 - 1975, anyway.