A Watermark Story
A couple of years ago, we were mastering the promo disc for the new release from a legendary 70's rock band.
In addition to the normal voice interview, the label sent us a cd with the songs to use.
The disc was marked with XCP... Extreme Copy Protection!
The disc wouldn't play or read in any "computer style" cd reader, for fear of being downloaded, including a Masterlink, a Tascam CD burner, and 3 different Apple G4 cd/dvd readers.
Since this artist is famous for being particularly sensitive to sonic issues, we naturally wanted to play into Pro Tools digitally, so as a last resort, I tried an old Denon player with a dig out, which performed admirably.
The disc also displayed a warning that it was "Watermarked" with an individual name or serial number, and that if any of the songs found their way to any of the various internet download sites, the "Watermark" would reveal the source and result in legal action!
The disc also sported the new Supersized FBI warning, which I find to be "more than a little" over the top and negative, esp to legal users of discs.
Is this the type of "watermarking" you are refering to?
Has anyone had a similar experience?
Bob O...or Bob K.. have any more info on this process?