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Copy-Protected CDs Going Mainstream

Posted by timothy on 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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  1. Kenny G ... by outriding9800 · · Score: 5, Funny

    i am glad they are copy-protecting his stuff. that means less of it taking up bandwidth

  2. Now you're just asking for jokes.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

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

    That's just too easy.

  3. Unbreakable copy protection & perpetual motion by blackketter · · 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.