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Article #4450Re: CD's and digital audio (was Why I hate CDs)
From: Bob Myers
Date: Tue, 20 Mar 1990 19:03
Date: Tue, 20 Mar 1990 19:03
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> I seem to remember this being some sort of bizarre copy protection
>scheme -- the DAT will refuse to record unless there are frequencies
>in this notch, and commercial stuff will be distributed with those
>frequencies cut out. It sounds too stupid to be true, but I've heard this
>several places (now including the net). Real flat response, uh huh ...
The "notch" was a PROPOSED copy protection scheme, now scuttled due to
demonstrations that it was plainly audible.
Bob Myers KC0EW HP Graphics Tech. Div.| Opinions expressed here are not
Ft. Collins, Colorado | those of my employer or any other
myers%hpfcla@hplabs.hp.com | sentient life-form on this planet.
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