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NSync Copy Protected CD

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the and-close-with-a-matrix dept.

admiral2001 writes "This article from NewScientist.com details the most mass market venture into copy protected CDs. Namely, NSync's new CD will be released in a least 3 different versions (with different copy protection techniques). Also, one of the types has (small) labelling saying that the CD cannot be played on computers."

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  1. Whoa... I just noticed... by cmowire · · Score: 5, Informative

    "Both the UK and US versions will play on a Windows PC and both let a PC CD burner make a copy onto a blank CD."

    "Copying using home CD recorders is variable, with the US CD giving a "no disk" message on some recorders."

    So this is lovely! The US version is still rippable. Except on the "consumer" home CD recorders that pay the royalties to the RIAA anyways because the only thing they were usable for was copying other CDs.

    This is even more fscked than at first glance. ;)
    It's just the German version. German geeks: your mission is clear. Buy and return as many NSuck CD's as possible! ;)

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  2. Re:Part of bigger problem, not just N'sync CDs by Quizme2000 · · Score: 3, Informative

    I was at Seybold for the DMCA debate, and one very strong positions about the new CDs was that if the consumer can't copy it, Many consumers may not buy it (yes I will argue the DVD exception, just not here). Two points though: (1) the other cp CDs have tanked, (2) yes even pop music fans know how and do copy CDs. If sales slip on a copy protected CD, are the record companies going to eat the loss or pull the the plug? Still too early to tell IMHO.

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  3. Canadians...? by SubtleNuance · · Score: 5, Informative

    In Canada, we collect a levy on CDR media, rigthly or wrongly this allows us the RIGHT as a citizen to make copies of any music CD for our own personal use.

    I can take YOUR NSync CD and make a copy for myself (%insert_your_own_joke_here%).

    See more about this here: http://neil.eton.ca/copylevy.shtml#copy_for_friend s

    So, does this mean that this 'version' of the NSync CD wont be sold here in Canada? Or will I have to start buying and returning CDs and showing them that their product infringes my rights as a Canadian according to the Copyright Act...

    This could be seriously fun...

  4. Re:What should be done... by Kris_J · · Score: 3, Informative

    The more savvy stores/salescritters open the replacement in-store. Just keep returning it as defective, over and over and over...

  5. Re:trademark? by Jburkholder · · Score: 3, Informative

    as discussed last time, no one seems to be able to point to a clear-cut case of why this would be the case.

    Panasonic licenses the technology needed to create cd-da, and will probably send lawyers after anyone who attempts to use their trademark without paying the required tribute.

    But the claim that you must somehow meet the IEC 908 standard in order to legally use the trademark has not been backed up by any information I've seen presented thus far.