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Newest Audio CD DRM Proves Ineffective

The Importance of writes "As noted previously, a couple of weeks ago BMG released a new CD by Anthony Hamilton that included DRM. Slashdot readers speculated that the system wouldn't work. Now there is a report proving it doesn't work by Alex Halderman, a graduate student at Princeton's computer science department and the author of an earlier, definitive report (PDF, HTML version) on first generation CD copy protection. Famed computer scientist Ed Felten asks: "Is this the end of the road for CD copy protection?" His answer? "It ought to be.""

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  1. The copy protection still works by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Most of GNU hippies are too cheap to shell out $200 for a Windows 2000 Professional distro.

  2. It's Still Quite Secure Because by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    most people have a hard time holding down the shift key while inserting the CD at the same time.

    In Soviet Russia, Sunncomm Overlords welcome YOU! My profuse apologies.

  3. Re:For those too lazy to RTFA by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Nice troll attempt...you beautiful fucking whore.

  4. NO SHIT?!?!?!? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    You don't say!!

  5. Re:For those too lazy to RTFA by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Wow. That much work for copying a shitty CD using a shitty OS??.

    I would toss both in the garbage and go my way!!

  6. Troll poetry by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I - minimalism

    A member feels the claws
    An incident is imminent
    The bird gives the chill

    A page not for all
    The click, regret
    Goatse is not shy

  7. va lairIE/robbIE's pateNTdead ?pr? ?firm? puppet by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    PostBlock(tm) devise, continues to be whoreabully infactdead.

    get ready to see the light.

  8. Re:WHO THE FUCK IS ANTHONY HAMILTON? THAT GAY SKAT by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I love you SLT. May manna from heaven and all the hottest babes in world flow down on you.

  9. Re:Huh by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    A group of us have started an organization that will purposely moderate all of your posts down. Welcome to karmic hell, you whore. What an idiot

  10. Re:For those too lazy to RTFA by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Wow. Your shitty OS allows you to easily rip a shitty music CD. You must be proud.

    Ass.

  11. Re:For those too lazy to RTFA by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    It lets us rip *any* music CD protected with this technology, not just this one Mark Anthony CD. :-D Hehe ;) How many drivers did you have to disable before Windows XP let you post to Slashdot? ;) That's pretty easy to use, LOL :-D