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Michael Jackson Releases Uncopyable CD

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the everyone-likes-a-challange dept.

Derek Jeter writes "NTK.net is reporting in their weekly newsletter that another copy restricted CD has surfaced, this time Michael Jackson's newest single, "Rock Your World". "When loaded into the CD drive, the disc spun continuously as though the drive was trying to access the TOC of a blank or corrupted CDR." Ughh, Doesn't this violoate the Red Book Standard?" I wonder how long before MP3s of this song exist despite the copy protection. So far its just free promotional copies of the single. I tell ya I'm gonna be pissed the first time I buy a CD and discover I can't listen to it in my computer.

10 of 452 comments (clear)

  1. That's OK. by Black+Parrot · · Score: 2, Funny


    I don't have any big urge to copy Michael Jackson's CDs anyway.

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  2. Re:MP#'s already being traded of it by markbthomas · · Score: 2, Funny

    Just reply saying:

    "You put copy protection on the disc, so there can't be any copies."

    ;-)

  3. A natural progression... by smugfunt · · Score: 3, Funny

    ... he's been releasing unlistenable CDs for years.

  4. News Update by zpengo · · Score: 2, Funny

    The latest research has discovered that in addition to being uncopyable, Michael Jackson's new CD is also unlistenable. Purchases report little more than high-pitch squeaks, scratches, murmurs and the occasional "hoo!".

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  5. It's all about content by andy@petdance.com · · Score: 4, Funny
    Clearly, the majors have found the secret to making an uncopyable CD: Make it something that nobody would want to copy.

    Michael Jackson is such a prime example of someone who just needs to pack it in and stay at home.

  6. Re:If it's audible, it can be copied... by zpengo · · Score: 4, Funny
    Copy-protected music just doesn't work, because until we all start carrying around implants in our heads...

    Uh-oh. Someone probably read this and is going to get a raise for bringing it to his boss at the record company this morning.

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  7. Michael Jackson? by dsb3 · · Score: 2, Funny
    > I tell ya I'm gonna be pissed the first time I buy a CD and discover I can't listen to it in my computer

    I'll be more pissed the first time I buy a CD and discover I bought one by Michael Jackson. <shudder>

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  8. Possible marketing tactic? by z0mbie78 · · Score: 3, Funny

    This seems like a marketing tactic to me. You think that Jackson is smart enough to trick all us geeks into buying his CD just to try to crack it?

  9. Michael Jackson Releases Unplayable CD by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    but no one noticed....

  10. um, what? by rograndom · · Score: 5, Funny

    So far its just free promotional copies of the single.

    Record Company: This new copy protection method will ensure that nobody is getting a "free ride" with the new Michael Jackson single.

    Person with common sense: Aren't you giving away the single for free anyways?

    Record Compnay: Ummmmmmm....

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