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From: schley@mmm.UUCP (Steve Schley)
Newsgroups: net.audio
Subject: Re: Digital Audio Cassettes...
Message-ID: <190@mmm.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 24-Sep-85 09:18:29 EDT
Article-I.D.: mmm.190
Posted: Tue Sep 24 09:18:29 1985
Date-Received: Mon, 30-Sep-85 01:07:27 EDT
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Reply-To: schley@mmm.UUCP (Steve Schley)
Organization: 3M Company, St. Paul, Minn.
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Summary: 

In article <523@decwrl.UUCP> francini@argus.DEC writes:
>I happened to read somewhere (the latest Digital Audio, I think) that the 
>EIAJ is working on wrapping up the design of a standard for digital audio 
>cassettes.  While they have yet to decide whether the system is going to be 
>helical-scan or linear, one thing they HAVE decided is the sampling rate.
>
>48 kHz.
>
>This was set DELIBERATELY in order to prevent direct digital copying of 
>CDs, with their 44.1 kHz sampling rate.
>
>The bloody bastards.

I would like to know why anyone would want to do direct, digital
copying of CDs to tape.

Seems to me that any such activity would be blatant violation of the
copyright laws.  If that is what you're after, say so plainly.  Say
PIRACY, not "direct digital copying".

If you don't think it's piracy, let's hear why not.

-- 
	Steve Schley

	ihnp4!mmm!schley