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Copy-Protected CDs Going Mainstream
bmarklein writes "According to this CNET article, Arista is going to start shipping copy-protected CDs in volume. Looks like the discs will include DRM'd Windows Media files in the second session. No mention of which titles will be affected, but Arista is the home of Santana, Whitney Houston, Pink, TLC and Kenny G."
i am glad they are copy-protecting his stuff. that means less of it taking up bandwidth
Good thing they picked sucky bands to copy-protect. :)
Time is an illusion, lunchtime doubly so. --Ford Prefect
And thus we have proof: not all DRM is used for evil purposes. Sometimes it's used for the common good ;)
Comment forecast: Bits of genius surrounded by a sea of mediocrity.
first it was hasslehof, but now i have proof kenny G is a nazi, muhahahahhaahha, see not only does he ruin perfectly good dentists offices, but also the entire music industry huh who knew
"Arista is the home of Santana, Whitney Houston, Pink, TLC and Kenny G."
That's just too easy.
Before:
Step 1: Want MP3
Step 2: Buy CD
Step 3: Have MP3
After:
Step 1: Want MP3
Step 2: ???
Step 3: No profit!
Way to go RIAA...
(Not to mention that I don't even want the music on landfill-type media. Sell me MP3s online and I'll pay, goddamnit!)
My Sig: SEGV
is that he is CURRENTLY taking up bandwidth?!?
It seems ironic to me that two stories down from the post about the new copy protection schemes is an article about perpetual motion.
How are those? I figured we should stay with acronyms.
Comment forecast: Bits of genius surrounded by a sea of mediocrity.
Arista is the home of Santana, Whitney Houston, Pink, TLC and Kenny G
Phew! So we don't have anything to worry about then. I was really getting worried for a minute there!
I sure am glad I don't buy CD's. =)
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Radio shack has already released a patch for these cds.
There is nothing wrong with being gay. It's getting caught where the trouble lies.
Like who gives a crap??
All the "artists" listed suck anyway.
And besides, never, ever tell a Linux dude "you CAN'T do that"
He'll show you you're wrong.
Hey, who stole my sharpie!! Damn!
If MA's CD is CP'd I'm going to be PO'd...
--"It's Bradford Company, slash your last name, dot your first name"
Are you suggesting that us 40-somethings have such bad taste as to listen to Kenny G?
No, but a lot of the none geek ones do. Dude, when I am SEVENTY, it will still be Aerosmith, Aerosmith and more Aerosmith. Got it?
Yeah, but when you are 70, will you be able to hear.
I prefer the "u" in honour as it seems to be missing these days.
Flashback to 80's computer software. Just hope your new music CD doesn't quiz you on the liner notes before allowing playback. ;)
How long will it take for someone to discover how to beat the new attempt at copy-protection?
Last time it was beaten with a pen.
I'm calling the Vegas Sports Books for the Odds.
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