| 摘要 |
<p>A system and process for the concealment of digital content recorded on a storage medium such as a compact disc (CD) and, more specifically, to an apparatus and method for recording a CD (106) or other storage medium using a recording drive (102), such as a CD-R or CD-RW drive, that is connected to a computer (101) and that conceals the stored digital content (110, 112) on the medium from being read by a compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM) or other digital-based reader or computer device, for example as done when performing digital audio extraction (also known as ripping) of musical content from an audio CD (108). The apparatus and method permit improved control of the usage and copying of published content on physical media by an immediate purchaser while limiting copying and distribution of the content to unauthorized recipients.</p> |
