[Flipside]

http://www.vnunet.com/news/1128540

According to the creator of CD's, the new copy protection systems being used by Time Warner/AOL etc, have the potential to destroy audio equipment and CD players.....

[aldo_14]

Doesn't major CD-player manufacturer Sony own Time Warner or similar?

Thumbs up to Phillips for standing their ground, anyways.

[Ford Prefect]

Wait, this copy protection prevents you from even RIPPING the CDs?! That's the stupidest **** I ever heard! Everything I put on my iPod is ripped from CDs that I buy! Those scumbag assclowns are going to punish people for buying their goddamned CDs!

[Ghostavo]

Isn't that impossible? Preventing someone from ripping something while managing to let them access to that data (audio)?

[Bobboau]

it's also against fair use, or whatever the term is

[pyro-manic]

This kind of copy protection is actually technically illegal, as far as I'm aware. You have the right to make backup copies of software you own, and AFAIK the same applies to audio CDs.

Aldo - Sony owns Columbia Records and several other music labels, as well as having their own "Sony Music" label. So it is rather odd...

[Solatar]

Originally posted by pyro-manic
This kind of copy protection is actually technically illegal, as far as I'm aware. You have the right to make backup copies of software you own, and AFAIK the same applies to audio CDs.

This is true...unless they've gone and changed the law.

[WMCoolmon]

With tactics like these, it's no wonder the record companies complain about losing money. Now they're punishing people who buy the CDs. Great movie, RIAA! Now more people will be looking for alternatives to buying the music!

'Course, the RIAA's plan is probably to sue their way to profits. I wonder if it'll be the first company to base their sales strategies solely on suing people?

[Fineus]

Originally posted by WMCoolmon


With tactics like these, it's no wonder the record companies complain about losing money. Now they're punishing people who buy the CDs. Great movie, RIAA! Now more people will be looking for alternatives to buying the music!

That's how I see Valve and Steam. We get the product - but at a price that's higher than we bargained for. Certainly a price that's higher than it used to be.

[an0n]

I don't even get why they're bothering to try and protect the CD's. I mean, all you need to **** them over is a length of audio-jack cable.

You hook your player's Audio-Out to your computer's Mic port, play the CD and use Windows Recorder to make a WAV. Then you just gotta use AudioGrabber or something to convert it to MP3.

[pyro-manic]

These companies don't seem to realise that if people want to copy music, they'll always find a way to do it. It's either incredibly optimistic or very stupid. Either way, it won't ever work...

[Solatar]

If I'm going to have to record from line-out or something just to get my music on my iPod, then I might as well just download the album illegally...why should I pay for what I can't use?

[Flipside]

Precisely, what they are actually doing is pushing customers away, not protecting them. Ah well, nothing new for this lot I guess

[Grey Wolf]

IIRC, holding the Shift key bypasses 99% of these copy protection strategies. Another option is just disabling auto-run.

Personally, I prefer the "Screw Time Warner" strategy......

[Solatar]

Originally posted by Grey Wolf 2009

Personally, I prefer the "Screw Time Warner" strategy......

Well, it IS tested and has worked for years.

[.::Tin Can::.]

Smells like bull**** to me.

If the Protection system lowers the sound quality, and will damage Audio equipment, then what is the use of having it if you can get something better from a CD that doesnt have this sort of bull**** on it? Kind of defeats the purpous now doesnt it?

Dont have to worry about pirating the music, cuz no one will be buying it.

[Solatar]

I think they want ALL CDs to have this on them.

*hugs iTunes*

[phreak]

good thing most of my CDs come from Century Media

[pyro-manic]

Most of the CDs I buy are on obscure little labels anyway, so I'm not that worried. I can't see Nuclear Blast implementing this kinda thing anytime soon

[.::Tin Can::.]

Good thing most of my music comes from *cough* legitimate sources *cough* through the process of *cough* media liberation *cough*.