One wonders if:

(i) the source file is interrogated to see if it contains an MQA stream

and/or:

(ii) the proprietary MQA-like deblurring, etc. method is applied selectively (i.e. only and always to MQA-encoded streams), universally (i.e. to both MQA and non-MQA streams), or on demand (i.e. under user control).


Regardless of one's opinion of the efficacy or otherwise of the MQA technique and the way it has been brought to market, surely this smacks of bad faith at least and outright copyright theft at worst? To see the efforts of a technology company researching a new and innovative way of doing something (at presumably considerable effort and expense) only to see it copied or even, dare I say, faked does not sit well with me. Am I really alone in these opinions?

In the spirit of Spinaltap, I would like to confirm that I am not involved in the corrupt theft of a global sport.