Copy-Protected CDs Going Mainstream

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Copy-Protected CDs Going Mainstream

Posted by timothy on Saturday March 29, 2003 @02:51PM from the are-you-proposing-to-slaughter-our-clients dept.

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."

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Kenny G ... by outriding9800 · 2003-03-29 14:53 · Score: 5, Funny

i am glad they are copy-protecting his stuff. that means less of it taking up bandwidth
1. Re:Kenny G ... by mr_burns · 2003-03-29 15:00 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  I agree. No matter how unamerican DRM (the subversion of fair use) is, Kenny G must be stopped.
  
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Not all DRM uses are bad by MBCook · 2003-03-29 14:57 · Score: 4, Funny

... and Kenny G.

And thus we have proof: not all DRM is used for evil purposes. Sometimes it's used for the common good ;)

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Now you're just asking for jokes.. by Anonymous Coward · 2003-03-29 14:58 · Score: 5, Funny

"Arista is the home of Santana, Whitney Houston, Pink, TLC and Kenny G."

That's just too easy.
Guess I'll just use warez then... by EvilNTUser · 2003-03-29 15:00 · Score: 4, Funny

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!)

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Unbreakable copy protection & perpetual motion by blackketter · 2003-03-29 15:25 · Score: 5, Funny

It seems ironic to me that two stories down from the post about the new copy protection schemes is an article about perpetual motion.
Re:Don't call them CDs by MBCook · 2003-03-29 15:27 · Score: 4, Funny
Names.... names... um, ok... how 'bout:
- TCOC - 10cm optical coaster
- VACUUM - Various Audio Clips on Un-Usable Media
- OCMH - Overpriced Crippled Music Holder
- MHTNWP - Music Holder That Nothing Will Play
- DMCA - Digitaly Mastered & Crippled Audio
- FURBaH - Fair Use Rights Black Hole
- JUNKeD - Just Uhnother aNnoying Krippled Disk
How are those? I figured we should stay with acronyms.
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Phew! by alexburke · 2003-03-29 15:30 · Score: 4, Funny

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!
Wow.... by miketang16 · 2003-03-29 15:31 · Score: 4, Funny

I sure am glad I don't buy CD's. =)

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Don't worry by secondsun · 2003-03-29 16:18 · Score: 4, Funny

Radio shack has already released a patch for these cds.

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Re:Copy Protection means NO FAIR USE by FuzzyBad-Mofo · 2003-03-29 20:33 · Score: 4, Funny

Flashback to 80's computer software. Just hope your new music CD doesn't quiz you on the liner notes before allowing playback. ;)
Re:Eat a toad in the morning. Nothing... by njdj · 2003-03-29 22:07 · Score: 4, Funny

Eat a toad in the morning. That way, nothing worse will happen all day.
... either to you, or to the toad.