Stardate 20010924.1800 (On Screen): Haven't we been here before? Yet another company claims to have found a way to copy-protect CDs -- they claim. This time they claim that they've found a way to prevent a full copy of a disc by embedding a hidden file. Two comments: how exactly would this affect a raw copy? How would it affect a track-by-track copy? A raw copy creates a disc which is exactly identical to the source; if the file doesn't screw up the source disk, it won't screw up the copy. A track-by-track copy only captures the data itself and won't even pick up this special file.
Of course, there's the third flaw: customer backlash. People like to be able to make copies of their discs, and there's already reason to believe that discs which are copyprotected will be subject to boycott. (discuss)
