[ID3 Dev] Is it possible to 'lock' ID3 tags?

[Brian Mearns]

I believe there are flags you can set in the individual frame headers to 
*mark* them "read only", but it's only on a per-frame basis, not for the 
whole tag (so you couldn't stop anyone from adding frames). Plus, 
setting this flag is really just making a plea that no one changes it; 
it won't actually stop them from doing it, it just tells them you don't 
want them to.

-Brian

Marvin Hamlet wrote:
> Hello everyone.
> 
> As the subject suggests, I'm wondering if it is possible to produce a 
> tag editor that somehow locks the ID3 tags, so that once written, the 
> information cannot be overwritten. I suspect not, but if any group of 
> people might know for certain, I feel sure it is amongst the members of 
> this community.
> 
> I know it's possible to 'wrap & hide' the mp3 file in some way, but that 
> is not the ideal solution I'm looking for. I'm hoping that it is 
> possible to lock the ID3 metadata itself - though I have my concerns 
> that some methods may render the file unreadable to other players and 
> editors.
> 
> I'd really appreciate some feedback on this. Thanks in advance.
> 
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