Klarinet Archive - Posting 000603.txt from 2000/12

From: "E. Farmer" <efarmer@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] CD-RW for music vs. data?
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 19:32:18 -0500

OK,
Do the CD-RW drives write the special tax/copy-protect code on the CD-RW
discs? Or could they? And then play those discs on any CD player? Or at least
the ones that can physically read it. Didn't Compaq (?) get nailed on that issue
in Germany in the last few weeks?
Edward

Benjamin Maas wrote:

> > -----Original Message-----
> >
> > I hold in my hand (well actually i'm typing, but I digress) a TDK
> > disc that says
> >
> > "ReWritable AUDIO CD" and CD-RW in the corner. According to the
> > package, it is
> > designed 'specifically for use in stand-alone audio CD
> > recorders'. Is this just
> > your average cd-rw? I suspect that it is. bob
> >
>
> I guess I stand corrected (how quickly things can change). If it says that
> is designed for use in stand alone CD recorders, it has the special
> tax/copy-protection code in it (thus a higher cost for the media). Consumer
> recorders must use discs with that code. The professional recorders out
> there do not require this-- Roger Garrett mentioned a HHB burner. It is
> made by Fostex for that company and is geared towards professional use.
> Thus it can burn on just about any media out there, data or music...
>
> --Ben
>
> Benjamin Maas
> Freelance Clarinetist and Recording Engineer
> Los Angeles, CA
> benmaas@-----.com
> http://www.fifthcircle.com
>
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