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- From: harley@tt.com (Scott Drysdale)
- Subject: Re: sampling and human hearing range (was Re: (none))
- Message-ID: <1992Sep13.212630.26886@debbie>
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- Organization: Telecommunications Techniques Corporation, Germantown MD
- References: <+qwn34l.payner@netcom.com> <H.BFMk5qm6YLM@jonh.wimsey.bc.ca> <a#xnbdk.payner@netcom.com>
- Date: Sun, 13 Sep 1992 21:26:30 GMT
- Lines: 46
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- In article <a#xnbdk.payner@netcom.com> payner@netcom.com (Rich Payne) writes:
- >In article <H.BFMk5qm6YLM@jonh.wimsey.bc.ca> jhenders@jonh.wimsey.bc.ca writes:
- >>In <+qwn34l.payner@netcom.com>, Rich Payne writes:
- >>>
- >>>DATS sample at 48KHZ so that one cannot make a direct digital copy from
- >>>CD's to DATs.
- >>>
- >> Then why do they also sample at 44.1? And if your conjecture was true,
- >
- >This is -not- conjecture. This is the reason why we do not have DAT today,
- >except for introductory high-priced offerings. The audio industry put a great
- >deal of pressure on congress (whoever, I am not certain), and completely stopped
- >the introduction of DAT to the US. The response of the manufacturers was to
- >change the sampling rate to prevent direct digital copies. This is history, not
- >conjecture. Your assertion is one of ignorance, not past events.
-
- incorrect. DAT is quite available. there are no laws in the us against DAT
- machines, and no laws requiring SCMS (the digital copy protect code). the
- manufacturers are putting SCMS into the machines, and the manufacturers are
- keeping the prices high. can you say "SONY?"
-
- >What has happened since then I have not followed. Here -I- am ignorant. But
- >that does not change history.
-
- the history you describe must be that of a parallel universe.
-
- >>why do they have scms? And why is the Dat Tax being pushed through
- >>Congress?
-
- SCMS is to prevent making infinite copies of a digital recording digitally.
- it is being pushed through congress by the "record companies" which are owned
- by the japanese.
-
- >Pushed, do you think that DAT is brand spanking new?
-
- >> John Henders jhenders@jonh.wimsey.bc.ca
-
- >Rich
- >payner@netcom.com
-
- --Scotty
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- scott drysdale (harley@tt.com, ...!uunet!debbie!harley), software mercenary.
- formerly mr. bridgeboard @ cbm. soon to be a seaman recruit in the us navy.
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