Re: kate out today

 From what I can tell, Sony's "rootkit" DRM is NOT on "Aerial."  From 
what I've read, the DRM discs all have a statement on the back of the 
packaging that says something about "compatible with Windows/Mac" etc.  
- this is not present on "Aerial," though there's an "FBI warning" that 
copying music is evil and will send you straight to hell.

Also, I listened to it on my computer at work today - and as I 
understand it, the rootkit DRM discs will first ask you to accept a 
license agreement and then try to play in their own special player 
software. This did not happen with "Aerial" - I just got the usual 
message from Windows XP asking me if I wanted to play the audio disc or 
not.

So I believe we're safe.

Dan Nash



Glenn Nelson wrote:

>Thanks for those review links. Now I think I must buy
>it and my main hobby is kite AERIAL photography -
>isn't that perfect?
>
>So I go to Amazon, see that I can buy the double-CD
>for $17 in the US, or can choose to buy the import CD
>set for $47??!!
>
>BUT ... the CD is from Sony. I know there aren't too
>many Sony discs out yet that have that damned DRM
>which actually horks your Windows computer, but I'll
>be damned if I'll find out the hard way. So if anyone
>here buys it soon, please tell us - if you can figure
>it out - if the disc has the evil DRM. Thanks.
>
>
>-----
>Glenn Nelson in Santa Cruz
>mailto:[email protected]
>See my kite aerial photography:
>http://www.glenn.nelson.name/aerial.htm