03-19-2013, 05:31 PM
I remember, when I was researching DRM, that I read that WMP would intentionally degrade the quality of audio that it thought was being pirated - i.e., not digital rights managed. I have also had a number of reports that suggest this happens.
That MS would do such a thing is almost a certainty given their track record, but for the sake of fairness (which they doubtless deserve, right?) I cannot say I remember if it was all audio that was not DRM or just audio that Windows/WMP thought was pirated.
Regardless, there is no foolproof way to know if it's "legal", and anyone with half a brain has abandoned DRM for audio anyway. So that leaves us with... do you believe Microsoft has half a brain?
That MS would do such a thing is almost a certainty given their track record, but for the sake of fairness (which they doubtless deserve, right?) I cannot say I remember if it was all audio that was not DRM or just audio that Windows/WMP thought was pirated.
Regardless, there is no foolproof way to know if it's "legal", and anyone with half a brain has abandoned DRM for audio anyway. So that leaves us with... do you believe Microsoft has half a brain?
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The scientist has a question to find an answer for. The pseudo-scientist has an answer to find a question for. ~ "Failure is the path of least persistence." - Chinese Fortune Cookie ~ Logic left. Emotion right. But thinking, straight ahead. ~ Sperate supra omnia in valorem. (The value of trust is above all else.) ~ Meowsomeness!
