From: Walker, Radio Jazz (walker_at_radiojazz.dk)
Date: 2003-12-25 19:55:56
Music Industry Unveils New Piracy-Proof Format: A Black, Plastic Disc With
Grooves On It
Music bosses have unveiled a revolutionary new recording format that they
hope will help win the war on illegal file sharing which is thought to be costing
the industry millions of dollars in lost revenue.
Nicknamed the 'Record', the new format takes the form of a black, vinyl disc
measuring 12 inches in diameter, which must be played on a specially
designed 'turntable'.
"We can state with absolute certainty that no computer in the world can
access the data on this disc," said spokesman Brett Campbell. "We are also
confident that no-one is going to be able to produce pirate copies in this format
without going to a heck of a lot of trouble. This is without doubt the best
anti-piracy invention the music industry has ever seen."
As part of the invention's rigorous testing process, the designers gave some
discs to a group of teenage computer experts who regularly use file swapping
software such as Limewire and gnutella and who admit to pirating music CDs.
Despite several days of trying, none of them were able to hack into the
disc's code or access any of the music files contained within it.
"It's like, really big and stuff," said Doug Flamboise, one of the testers.
"I couldn't get it into any of my drives. I mean, what format is it? Is it, like, from
France or something?"
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Sincerly
Walker, Kick Jazz