[Slight OT] TDPL in Russia

[BCS]

Hello Nick,

> "BCS" <none at anon.com> wrote in message
> news:a6268ff1bb248cd1ce96dc11abc at news.digitalmars.com...
> 
>> Hello Nick,
>> 
>>> "domino" <effect at sitemine.org> wrote in message
>>> news:i666vt$1581$1 at digitalmars.com...
>>>> Walter Bright Wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> domino wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> Ordinary man cannot have 5 TB of data because ALL standard
>>>>>> movie/audio CD/DVD/Bluray/HD-DVD discs have DRM copy protection.
>>>>>> 
>>>>> CDs are not copy protected.
>>>>> 
>>>> False.
>>>> 
>>>> I have 10--20 discs with cactus data protection. Two with sony bmg
>>>> rootkit protection system. And several with mediamax protection. At
>>>> least the cactus shit is annoying. They corrupted the audio on
>>>> purpose and it's audible even with a legal authentic cd audio
>>>> player. If you place these discs in a standard PC cd/dvd drive, it
>>>> just spins and spins and spins and spins and the OS either hangs or
>>>> refuses to open the cd tray. I'm 100% sure you are not allowed to
>>>> break these.
>>>> 
>>> The vast majority of CDs don't have that. I have approx 250
>>> commercial audio CDs, and not a single one of them has any DRM. And
>>> if I did want something that only came on a DRMed CD, I'd just say
>>> "Fuck you Sony" and pirate it.
>>> 
>> I'd buy the disk, put it on the shelf and let it collect dust with
>> the rest and download the tracks I really care about.
>> 
> That's what I've mostly been doing lately (Except I rip the disc.
> Everything online is MP3 - meh).
> 

That's what I do, assuming I can read the disk.

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