Crippled CD Deemed Defective In France

Noryungi writes "The daily newspaper Liberation reports that at least one person got her money back, by suing EMI, no less. She was able to do that with the help of the largest consumer organization in France, which has its own list of articles on this subject. So, French people who cannot read their copy-protected CDs can get their money back, but copy protection is not made illegal by the court decision... It's certainly a step in the right direction, though..." For the French-impaired, an anonymous reader adds "The Register has a good article on EMI being forced to refund the cost of a copy-protected CD, because it was found to have a 'hidden defect' -- it wouldn't work on a car's CD player ... Is the tide changing?"

Comments

If it's defective - isn't a recall in order?

[machinecraig]

Seems like they've proved that EMI made defective disks, shouldn't a recall be necessary?

Copy protection = Defective

[Doesn't_Comment_Code]

EMI being forced to refund the cost of a copy-protected CD, because it was found to have a 'hidden defect'

What beautiful wording. And absolutely true. If you purchase data, it should be that, data, plain and simple, with no extras or hitches.

Theory and Philsophy lesson 1 for Copy protection companies:
If you can read it, you can copy it.

I think they already know that deep down. So their idea is to make the data harder and harder to read... to the point where it becomes defective.

...morons