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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. GOOD by NewbieSpaz · · Score: 2, Redundant

    Anything that will prevent the spread of Nsync's terrible 'music' is a good thing. ;)

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  2. good... by TheShadow · · Score: 2, Redundant

    this will keep me from accidentally ripping this CD to MP3s and listening to crap at work.

    wait... why would I have the CD in the first place?

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  3. easy by NeMon'ess · · Score: 0, Redundant
    Music that we supposedly can't copy from a band none of us wants to listen to.

  4. Pool by Rupert · · Score: 2, Redundant

    Anyone want to take bets on how long it will take for a rip of this album to appear on the various P2P networks, and which one will get it first?

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  5. What about this? by HermanBupkis · · Score: 3, Redundant

    Take your CD player that WILL play the CD, take the line out from the "phones" run a male to male connecter from it to the line-in on your sound card. Use Broadcast 2000 to record an unlimited wave file. Record each song and use lame to wav -> mp3.

    I'm questioning if this thing they are trying to do can EVER be done perfectly?

  6. What copy Protection? by reality-bytes · · Score: 2, Redundant

    CD Audio copy protection only really prevents direct copy of the bitstream from the CD.

    Anyone worth their salt with have realised by now when you stick a CD in your HiFi, The Digital output is converted to analogue for your amplifier/auxilliary output. Therefore, anyone who wants to copy their CD for backup or other purposes will be doing the following:

    1) Place copy protected CD in your hifi.

    2) Connect an RCA-jack lead from your AUX output on your hifi to your soundcard

    3) Encode the resultant output on your PC.
    You will probably find that with modern HiFi D/A Converters and modern soundcards coupled with a decent screened RCA lead, you can't actually tell any audible difference in quality. Furthermore the resultant digital copy can be duplicated at the same quality.

    But you probably all already knew that :)

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  7. SOMEONE MOD THIS GUY UP! by Karellen · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Oh for moderator points....

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