Re: kate out today

Thanks Dan,
Yes, it seemed highly unlikely, since supposedly only
20 CDs have been shipped with this evil feature. OK,
I'll buy the music, but I'll still hate Sony.

--- Dan Nash <[email protected]> wrote:

>  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
> 


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Glenn Nelson in Santa Cruz
mailto:[email protected]
See my kite aerial photography:
http://www.glenn.nelson.name/aerial.htm