copy-protection?

[Stuzb]

From: http://www.besonic.com/BeSonic/News/0,4756...o0i22398,FF.htm

'Aiwa just released a new set of headphones to the Japanese market, which sports digital audio recording facilities. It plays and records music from other sources, in MP3 format and demonstrates why copy protection technologies make no sense.

'The UZ-PS128 version comes with 128 MB of imbuilt memory for up to two hours worth of music, which can comfortably be transfered to your PC hard disk via a USB port.

'The headphone-MP3-recorder is currently available in Japan for 15 000 Yen or 115 Euros and is a handy alternative for those, who want to record music from Internet Radios without having to deal with additional software programmes.

'On top of its manifold usabilities the UZ-PS128 headphones also prove what opponents of copy protection technologies have long been saying. Whether legal or not, it can store whatever it plays and circumvent any digital right laws. So who needs copy protection technologies?

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It seems, to me, that (theoretically) the recording quality will eventually (if not already) be comparable with what the human ear can hear and be a fantastic shortcut around the 'copy-protection' techniques employed on modern releases. Perhaps then, the record companies will see file-sharing as a viable means of promotion instead of seeing it as some sort of bastard-child, and dismissing it as a risk to the industry.

Whatever the eventual result - here's to Aiwa :good job: :righteousdude:

[DudeAsInCool]

Interesting post. I'd like to get my hands on a set :scratchin:

[slum_goddess]

this is great news, thank you Stu. (setmajer's gonna jump on this ASAP, don'tcha know).

[slum_goddess]

just noticed and have to say i love how you took the time to stick in the quote marks. :P (yeah, i'm trying to wake up again; i go through this same shit every damn day).