The Null Device

Research testing the maximum rotational speed a CD can withstand. At 52x, some CDs fell apart. Hmmm; this suggests the first workable copy-prevention method for unrippable audio CDs; simply make them physically too fragile to withstand the speeds of modern computer CD-ROMs, whilst playing perfectly at 1X on a CD player. Wonder whether the Recording Racket will try something like this.

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Posted by: ed http://www.asseptic.org/blog Sat Apr 20 13:18:28 2002

of course people will rip CDs at 1x (xing audiocatalyst has an 'analog copy' feature that does this). yes, it makes it slower, but not impossible.

Posted by: EPaul http://www.disrupted.org/~evilpaul Sat Apr 20 15:48:15 2002

Hey dude, I always rip at 1X, it gives a 'warmer', and 'less digital' quality CD rip.

Posted by: j http:// Sun Apr 21 10:37:14 2002

makes me wonder if a long-term fantasy of mine - make a flexidisc-style CD which breaks after one play, preferably with the world's most catchy tune on it - is possible.

Posted by: Toby http://www.adbusters.org/ Thu Apr 25 09:05:30 2002

I *hope* EPaul was joking... but that aside, brilliant idea acb - this CD will self-destruct...