Posted on 06/02/2004 12:07:01 PM PDT by weegee
How does this work? Does the laser set a bit somewhere on the disc noting that copy has been made? Does the overall source CD data degrade over time?
Record labels are seeking a way to let consumers make a limited number of copies of their music--enough for a car, a vacation home and a friend, for example--without allowing for uncontrolled duplication.
What if you are making different compilations? New Year's party mix, roadtrip mix, bedroom mix, beach mix CD, etc? Does each copy of an individual song count against the total "copy allowance" of the CD?
I may just stick with vinyl (even for new releases, and yes records are still being made, higher quality than ever).
CD PING
Just stop buying their crap at all.
Please add me to this ping list.
How would this prevent me from grabbing the songs from the disk and saving them as MP3 files, then burning a new disk minus the protection?
They can apply all of the anti-burn protections they like, it can't stop you from doing a direct feed from a componant CD player to whatever medium you would like to copy to....including an MP3 recorder on a PC.
btrtt
...or just using Total Recorder?
Please contact bc2 to get on the rock and roll PING list. I have not CD ping list, that was just a PING to someone who posted a recent CD rot article that I noticed in my search to see if this was already posted.
>.Just stop buying their crap at all.<<
That's been my solution. From here on in it's either old stuff or independent stuff.
Now that we have our own recording studio at home, with lots of local talent, we can (and have) even make our own recorded music. It's not that hard.
Buying recorded music from large companies is SOOOOO twentieth century!
>>How would this prevent me from grabbing the songs from the disk and saving them as MP3 files, then burning a new disk minus the protection?<<
That is exactly what I was wondering!
>>These people are fireplug st00pit if you ask me.
They can apply all of the anti-burn protections they like, it can't stop you from doing a direct feed from a componant CD player to whatever medium you would like to copy to....including an MP3 recorder on a PC.<<
Maybe that is why they haven't tried it here. They know we know how to eaisily bypass it. 8^>
Leave it to the RIAA to react *after* the damage has been done. My advice to everyone: Stock up on CD-Rs now.
Could you please put me on your rock and roll ping list?
Not only that, but give the hackers/crackers about 10 mins and the new "Protection" will be cracked and the crack released all over the internet.
Glad I stopped buying music and listen to talk radio these days.
This will never pass judicial muster...
"You can make SOME copies, just not TOO MANY copies?"
no way, Jose...
>>"You can make SOME copies, just not TOO MANY copies?" <<
I believe "too many" is a very precise legal term. </sarcasm>
If you can play it then you can copy it. End of story.
How much did some record company spend about a year ago to produce a "uncopyable CD" only to have it defeated by a 89 cent Sharpie marker?
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