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More Copy Protected CDs?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the beware-of-disc dept.

Mahonrimoriancumer writes "There are a lot of CDs that have been released recently which can't be played on the computer or *laugh* ripped. Apparently only a few markets have the 'copy protected' CDs while the rest don't. Here is a list of some that are 'protected.' Does anyone know of other CDs with this problem?" I own at least one CD on that list and it ripped just fine, so perhaps that are different versions of the CDs on the market

18 of 406 comments (clear)

  1. n'sync by rdnzl · · Score: 1, Funny

    hes got the n'sync cd.

  2. Unbreakable copy protection! by tonyc.com · · Score: 5, Funny

    I got a CD the other day with the only truly unbreakable copy protection I've seen. They did it by leaving out the metal layer and, apparrently, the pits which seem so easily copyable. The result is a disc which is almost completely transparent.

    Sadly, the disc is unplayable on any of my equipment. Perhaps the publisher anticipated that kind of problem, and that's why they didn't label it, and included it for free on the top of a spindle of CD-R's I bought.

    Hopefully, someday all copy-protected CD's will be distributed that way.

    1. Re:Unbreakable copy protection! by neema · · Score: 3, Funny

      ""this page intentionally left blank"

      Isn't it impossible for that to be written on a blank page?

    2. Re:Unbreakable copy protection! by Marcus+Brody · · Score: 4, Funny

      Now if we could only convince the record companies to release Michael Jackson, Natalie Imbruglia & N'Sync on these "transparant" disks, the world would be a much, much better place...

  3. sooner or later.. by jeffy124 · · Score: 1, Funny

    sooner o^&%$r later )(^the p@#$%rogrammer@$#%s of the w#$%#$orld wi@$#%ll find@#$% a wa%^&@#y past (*&^:the ju"%@#$nk data~!$ in tho>umans %*^%will fin":?+d our w#@%!%^ay throug_){"h this (fi%$#rst?) po#$st

    --
    The One Rule Of Chess You'll Ever Need: Don't play someone who carries a kit in their bookbag.
    1. Re:sooner or later.. by jeffy124 · · Score: 5, Funny

      ah shit, that worked well. I put in some angle brackets that got misinterpreted as html

      what I meant to say was:
      sooner o^&%$r later )(^the p@#$%rogrammer@$#%s of the w#$%#$orld wi@$#%ll find@#$% a wa%^&@#y past (*&^:the ju"%@#$nk data~!$ in thos^$@e CD's, mu}_(ch how hu:_^mans %*%will fin":?+d our w#@%!%^ay throug_){"h this (fi%$#rst?) po#$st

      --
      The One Rule Of Chess You'll Ever Need: Don't play someone who carries a kit in their bookbag.
  4. A new era of copyright protection: by ajuda · · Score: 1, Funny

    In a brilliant new move by a consortium backed by Sony and Microsoft, companies are now beginning to use copy protection that prevents the playing of the CDs in any device whatsoever.

    The companies are convinced that this move will keep sales up while thwarting evil hackers.

  5. How does that help? by hatchet · · Score: 5, Funny

    The funniest thing is, that most cds are being ripped months before offical release... probably from a source that does not have such protection. And I bet all those albums on protected list are already ripped and availbile on internet.
    As far as i'm concerned... such protection just lowers overall quality of CD.

  6. I wish I was a fly on the wall... by NoMoreNicksLeft · · Score: 3, Funny

    ... of the Software Publisher's Association meeting room. How many times do you think some marketing guy has asked why they can't do the same thing for CD-ROM's?

    If it's happened less than 3 dozen times, I'm utterly shocked.

  7. Those CD's are crap anyway. by bdevlin · · Score: 2, Funny

    I wouldn't download a rip of those CD's anyway. Let alone buy them.

  8. *yawn* by huphtur · · Score: 2, Funny

    2Pac-Until_The_End_Of_Time-2CD-2001-RNS
    Aerosmith-Just_Push_Play-2001-KSi
    Tori_Amos-Strange_Little_Girls-2001-EGO
    Dc_Talk-Supernatural-RNS
    Nsync-Celebrity(Real_CD_Retail)-2001-RNS
    System_Of_A_Down-Toxicity-Retail-2001-STA
    The_Watchmen-Slomotion-2001-EGO

  9. Re:Hmm... by jandrese · · Score: 2, Funny

    This post brought to you by ADM, Supermaket to the World.

    --

    I read the internet for the articles.
  10. Correction by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    The changes made to the disc help "protect" it from unauthorized copies, much like encasing your stereo in cement protects it from being stolen.

  11. Re:How to copy a MediaCloq protected CD by FredGray · · Score: 5, Funny

    Congratulations: sticker stock and paperclips
    just became "circumvention devices" under the
    Digital Millenium Copyright Act. Expect the
    management of your local Office Depot to be hauled in by the FBI next week....

  12. Re:Class Action Suit by chromatic · · Score: 5, Funny
    I understand it isn't our right to play the cd anywhere.

    Nuts to that. Apologies to Dr. Seuss.

    RIAA guy

    RIAA guy
    Guy RIAA

    That RIAA guy
    That RIAA guy!
    I do not like that RIAA guy.

    Can you play CDs you buy?

    I cannot play them,
    RIAA guy.
    I cannot play CDs I buy.

    Can you play them
    Here or there?

    I cannot play them here or there.
    I cannot play them anywhere.
    I cannot play CDs I buy.
    I cannot play them,
    RIAA guy.

    Can you play them in a house?
    Can you play them with a mouse?

    I cannot play them in a house.
    I cannot play them with a mouse.
    I cannot play them here or there.
    I cannot play them anywhere.
    I cannot play CDs I buy.
    I cannot play them, RIAA guy.

    Can you play them in a box?
    Can you play them with a fox?

    Not in a box.
    Not with a fox.
    Not in a house.
    Not with a mouse.
    I cannot play them here or there.
    I cannot play them anywhere.
    I cannot play CDs I buy.
    I cannot play them, RIAA guy.

    Would you? Could you?
    in a car?
    Rent them! Lease them!
    Here they are.

    I would not, could not,
    in a car.

    You may rent them.
    You will see.
    You may lease them week by week.

    I would not lease them week by week.
    Nor year by year! Please let me be.

    I cannot play them in a box.
    I cannot play them with a fox.
    I cannot play them in a house.
    I cannot play them with a mouse.
    I cannot play them here or there.
    I cannot play them anywhere.
    I cannot play CDs I buy.
    I cannot play them, RIAA guy.

    A train! A train!
    A train! A train!
    Could you, would you on a train?

    Not on a train! Not week by week!
    Not year by year! RIAA! Let me be!
    I should not, could not, in a box.
    I could not, should not, with a fox.
    I cannot play them with a mouse.
    I cannot play them in a house.
    I cannot play them here or there.
    I cannot play them anywhere.
    I cannot play them, RIAA guy.

    Say!
    In the dark?
    Here in the dark!
    Should I keep you in the dark?

    You should not keep me in the dark.

    Would you, could you, in the rain?

    I would not, could not, in the rain.
    Not in the dark. Not on a train,
    Not in a car, Not in a tree.
    I cannot play them, RIAA, you see.
    Not in a house. Not in a box.
    Not with a mouse. Not with a fox.
    I cannot play them here or there.
    I cannot play them anywhere!

    You cannot play CDs you buy?

    I cannot play them, RIAA guy.

    Could you, would you, with a goat?

    I would not, could not with Hilary Rosen!

    Would you, could you, on a boat?

    I could not, would not, on a boat.
    I will not, will not, with that goat.
    I cannot play them in the rain.
    I cannot play them on a train.
    Not in the dark! Not week by week!
    Not in a car! You let me be!
    I cannot play them in a box.
    I cannot play them with a fox. I cannot play them in a house.
    I cannot play them with a mouse.
    I cannot play them here or there.
    I cannot play them ANYWHERE!

    I cannot play CDs I buy!

    I cannot play them, RIAA guy.

    You cannot play them.

    SO you say.
    Rent them! Lease them!
    And you may.
    Pay up and you may I say.
    RIAA!
    If you will let me be,
    I will rip them.
    You will see.

    Say!
    I like CDs I buy!
    I do!! I OWN them, RIAA guy!
    And I would play them in a boat!
    And I would play them despite your goat...
    And I will play them in the rain.
    And in the dark. And on a train.
    And in a car. And in a tree.
    Fair use is good so good you see!

    So I will play them in a box.
    And I will play them with a fox.
    And I will play them in a house.
    And I will play them with a mouse.
    And I will play them here and there.
    Say! I will play them ANYWHERE!

    I do so like CDs I buy!
    Screw you!
    Screw you, RIAA guy!

    (feel free to spread that around... just link back to my website, if you do)

    --
    how to invest, a novice's guide
  13. In related news... by kindbud · · Score: 4, Funny

    The RIAA and MPAA announced today that a deal has been reached with manufacturers of consumer audio and video equipment. Beginning next year, new CD and DVD players will drop the letter "L" from the Play button, which will be linked to the consumer's credit card at the time of purchase.

    --
    Edith Keeler Must Die
  14. Re:How to copy a MediaCloq protected CD by GISboy · · Score: 2, Funny

    ... paperclips just became "circumvention devices"...

    Does this mean that that we can finally get rid of "Clippy" and end the Microsoft trial for good?

    --
    If it is not on fire, it is a software problem.
  15. Sorrow by andy@petdance.com · · Score: 3, Funny

    Words cannot effectively express the sorrow I feel at not being able to rip my new Right Said Fred album.