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Macrovision CD Protection Bypassed

Posted by timothy on from the as-if-it-wouldn't-be dept.

LoPan writes: "The defective CDs that have recently arrived on the market have already had their copy protection broken according to The Register. What I'd like to know is if the discs do not conform to the Red Book standard, and if so, can they actually be sold as audio CD's, with the logo? Are they marked, warning consumers that they're buying a defective product?" The cdfreaks article referenced by the Register article tells you all you need to know. It's Windows-centric, but give it a few weeks and I bet cross-platform answers will show up.

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  1. Re:Titles please? by Mike+Schiraldi · · Score: 1, Redundant

    >>I have yet to see any titles of these so-called protected CDs. Until I see a title, I don't believe any of it.

    >Be careful you dont sail off the edge of the world either..

    There's no such thing as "the edge of the world." I know this because i've never seen it.

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  2. Somehow it's not supprising. by A+Clockwork+Orange · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Somehow it's not supprising that the protection would already have been broken.

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  3. Heh by Have+Blue · · Score: 2, Redundant
    Just proves a few old truths:
    • If a special-purpose machine can do it, a general-purpose machine can do it nearly as well, and a faster general-purpose machine can do it better.
    • If it can be seen or heard, it can be copied.


    Oh, and first post :P
  4. To the recording industry and their lawyers... by aussersterne · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Nyaaaaaaaaaaaah!

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