[gnu.misc.discuss] DAT

fad@think.COM (Franklin A Davis) (09/06/89)

In article <1117@accuvax.nwu.edu> mccoy@accuvax.nwu.edu (Jim McCoy ) writes:
>Actually, i think that the compromise that was negotiated between the
>recording industry and DAT companies was a little different.  I
>believe that the circuit in the cassette will prevent DAT to DAT
>copies, but not CD to DAT.  This will make mass reproduction
>inconvenient, but not impossible.

Note that in the future music may be released on DAT, and the current
system prevents any copying of commercial recordings from that medium. 

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