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I wonder what would happen to record companies if DAT tape existed in the 1970s (before they really consolidated).
by yuhong 11y ago
I wonder what would happen to record companies if DAT tape existed in the 1970s (before they really consolidated).
- vibrolax 11y agoWell we do know what happened when DAT was introduced in 1987: nothing. DAT was rejected as a consumer audio format. One reason often cited for the rejection was the inclusion of DRM features (called SCMS, or Serial Copy Management System) for pre-recorded content. The subsequent Mini-Disc format was also rejected outside Sony's home country market, largely for the same reasons
- yuhong 11y agoYes, I know the history and how SCMS got created. The point is that there was a lot of consolidation of the record industry back in the 1970s and 1980s.