Ludwig Van Mozart our french correspondent, used our newssubmit to tell us that ZDNet France again has expiremented with Key2Audio, did they earlier already found out that Key2Audio caused some problems with several readers, this time they tried the felt-tip marker and sticker trick and (of course) succeeded.
Nothing new there, but the article also has an intresting interview with the developers of Key2Audio - Sony - telling that the protection will evolve and that they have already taken care about the current methods, by making the sessions invisible.
We have been well-informed for several months of this minor problem", explains without turnings with ZDNet Jean-Pierre Koch, manufacturing director of Sony Music France. "[ Us ] already improved our technology while returning the zone in invisible question with the naked eye, it was not it before", |
"No system is infallible and ours does not escape the rule, however it remains in constant evolution. Each new version enables us to gain of hardware compatibility [ certain turntables of show do not read these protected CD, note ], like reinforcing the effectiveness with it ", continues the person in charge. Consequently, this "do-it-yourselfing" will not be "very quickly more possible".
In addition, the person in charge for Sony Music draws the attention of the users to "the risk of damage for CD which the use of an adhesive or a marker can involve on his surface". With a marker perhaps, but an adhesive not really. We pushed the vice one until using the sticker present on the jacket, that one which informs the consumer ("Nonreadable on PC/Mac"), to even carry out cheating... Only damage: the masked beaches cannot cavity not be read well. But the remainder, not of problem.
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Note: The quoted text has been translated using BabelFish from French to English.
Source: ZDNet France
