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Posted by kjk on 07/17/07 17:42
On Tue, 17 Jul 2007 19:20:20 +0200, "J.O. Aho" <user@example.net>
wrote:
>kjk wrote:
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>> Security is not about fun. Some of our audio files may be
>> commercially viable, and I'm trying to do whatever I can to protect
>> the artist from unauthorized commercial use.
>
>If you want to protect the audio files, then you need to place them in a
>location from you only can access the files if you have authorized yourself
>before, you can still make it easy and have the files as mp3's as Ed suggested.
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>> I understand that, with
>> some technical knowledge, nothing is completely foolproof, but I want
>> to make it as difficult as possible for the MP3 file to be captured to
>> a casual listeners computer.
>
>All audio that can be played on a computer, can be easily captured, just
>record the audio out and you have a wav file with the same quality audio as
>the audio streamed from your site.
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>> If anybody here can suggest a more secure way to do it, I'd sure like
>> to hear about it. Thanks.
>
>As you say you have a password protection on your site and it's only your
>family who has access to the page, why make it more difficult for them to
>listen to the music?
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> it's only your family who has access to the page
That's no guarantee. The primary reason for the password is to
protect against those people who are surfing the internet looking for
private information to use for criminal purposes. It's only prudent
to assume that the password will sometimes be given to friends as well
as family members, and from there . . . who knows?
> place them in a location from you only can access the files
The MP3s are within the secure, password protected, area.
> can be easily captured, just record the audio out
I do recognize that, with some technical knowledge, practically
anything can be captured, but I suspect that the average visitor to
our family website wouldn't know how to do that. I do give the artist
the option of having me reduce the sound quality of the file in order
to make it undesireable for unauthorized commercial purposes, but,
understandably, they would much prefer it to be heard in the quality
in which it was intended to be heard. Btw, this music is copyrighted,
but that also doesn't mean very much unless you have lots of money for
legal fees. I'm just trying to provide as many layers of security as
is practical.
Ken
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