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Digital Rights Management on CD's This Christmas?

Posted by Cliff on from the can't-play-your-new-music-presents-this-year dept.

McDrewbie asks: "Has anyone discovered that the new CD's found under the tree or in their stocking don't play on their brand new CD player? My father got a Brookstone Wafer-thin CD system and several new CD's. Most play fine, however several ones from Sony (with CDextra software on them) and from Columbia, either don't play or play with some crackling and popping, yet play fine on our older CD player. Did these companies decide to quietly unleash DRM on the public this holiday season? Or is this just a problem with the new player (separate from it not being DRM capable)? What are other Slashdot readers experiencing today?"

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  1. Let's review by jayhawk88 · · Score: 2, Flamebait

    1. Dad's new CD player doesn't play some of our Sony CD's that have CD-Extra on them.
    2. These CD's play fine on our other CD players.

    Conclusion: DRM!!1!! OMFG!!!1! D00d, that Sux0r!!1!

    In other news, my new Dell with Windows XP had trouble recieving Groupwise email the other day. Clearly M$ has decided to secretly break all other mail programs besides Outlook.

  2. Re:Also post them to the complete list of corrupt by Henry+V+.009 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Ah. A member of the 'because I say so' school of grammatical thought. I can respect that.

  3. Re:DRM = Customer screwing.. by Nethead · · Score: 1, Flamebait
    I can't believe that these industries are legally allowed to get away with customer gouging.

    Let me get this right here: You bitch because they want to charge you $18 to replace the media for a thieft simulation game? I'd thank them for extending the game into the real world for you.

    If you don't like the policy, don't buy from them. You really don't NEED to play GTA, sucka.

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  4. Re:DRM ruined 2 gifts I gave by orthogonal · · Score: 2, Flamebait
    I gave a GE DVD Player to my boyfriend's parents.

    Ok, so I'm supposed to believe:

    you're a girl,

    you post to /.,

    and you're making enough and you're sweet enough to give nice techy presents to your "boyfriend's" folks.

    This is obviously a troll!

    Moderators, mod this troll down!

    Oh wait.

    I gave my boyfriend a Sony MiniDisc Recorder complete with USB link to his computer so that he can record his first "Live Bagpipe Marching Band CD" while he's performing.

    Her boyfriend is in a bagpipe band. False alarm; this truly is /. territory.

    Nevermind.

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