{"id":46342100,"user":"vel0city","time":1766289127,"time_ago":"4 days ago","type":"comment","content":"

You've been able to buy DRM free digital music since the 1980s.","comments":[{"id":46343917,"user":"saubeidl","time":1766314493,"time_ago":"4 days ago","type":"comment","content":"

Technically not true: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_Copy_Management_System","comments":[{"id":46344634,"user":"rob74","time":1766323118,"time_ago":"4 days ago","type":"comment","content":"

I think OP was referring to CDs, which AFAIK don't have DRM.","comments":[{"id":46344667,"user":"saubeidl","time":1766323499,"time_ago":"4 days ago","type":"comment","content":"

My link is to the CD DRM!","comments":[{"id":46345573,"user":"masfuerte","time":1766331394,"time_ago":"4 days ago","type":"comment","content":"

This is rather misleading. Standard CDs as sold had (and have) no DRM.

The scheme you link to is intended to prevent further copies of CD-Rs but you can copy a CD you bought as often as you like.","comments":[{"id":46345593,"user":"mirashii","time":1766331632,"time_ago":"4 days ago","type":"comment","content":"

Unless the CD comes with a root kit that interferes with that copying. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_BMG_copy_protection_rootk...","comments":[],"comments_count":0,"level":4,"url":"item?id=46345593"}],"comments_count":1,"level":3,"url":"item?id=46345573"}],"comments_count":2,"level":2,"url":"item?id=46344667"}],"comments_count":3,"level":1,"url":"item?id=46344634"}],"comments_count":4,"level":0,"url":"item?id=46343917"}],"comments_count":5,"url":"item?id=46342100"}

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