SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT v PAUL OWEN & ORS (2002)

[Peter Fairbrother]

> Skywatch wrote:

> Jeremy,
> 
> Thanks for such a comprehensive response. I have the following to add.
>> This is called the "Analog(ue) Gap" and the recording industry would like
>> nothing
>> better then to see it plugged.
> 
> This would require D-A converters inside the speakers/ headphones to stand
> a chance. There is always inductive coupling to get around that too........
> I guess that this is harder to plug than they think?

There was/is? a proposal to regulate the sale and use of all A-to-D
converters. You would be able to convert D-to-A anywhere, but not back to
digital, so missing the "perfect, multi-generational" property of digital
copies.

-- Peter Fairbrother