Re: CD, DVD
- From: Michael Oltz <mdo1@[redacted]>
- Subject: Re: CD, DVD
- Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 18:30:27 -0500
At 03/27/01 11:50 -0600, Jeff & Paulina Miner wrote:
>There have been some remarks about CDs and DVDs. One remark, from Michael
>Hart, said that it is legal to copy CDs but that is it ILLEGAL to copy
>DVDs and that DVDs must be played on a liscenced device (did I get that
>right?) Well, exactly what are the differences between CDs, CD-ROMs, and
>DVDs? What makes a DVD so special? Why can't you just buy a "DVD burner"
>as you can buy a CD burner? Thanks.
You CAN buy a DVD burner, they're called "DVD-RAM". BUT
Congress passed a special bill that applies JUST to the
DVD technology (they couldn't plug the hole in the dike
for earlier technologies). Manufacturers are required
to make the equipment in such a way that the burners
will refuse to make copies of copyrighted factory-pressed
DVD's. The DVD burners are available for backing up of hard
disks and other such purposes (each DVD can hold at least 7
times as much as a standard CD, so it is a more convenient
format for backups).
Mike Oltz