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CD Copy Protection Case Goes to Court

Posted by Hemos on from the moving-the-cogs-of-justice dept.

grungie writes "From The Register: Belgian consumer watchdog Test-Achats (Test Aankoop), known for its crusade against Nokia's "unsafe batteries", starts the new year with a fresh assault on the music industry. It is taking the music giants EMI, Sony, BMG Music and Universal Music to court for installing anti-piracy systems on their audio CDs. This is excellent news! I was less than happy when I had to use cdparanoia to add The Foo Fighters' latest to my iTunes collection. I used to live in Belgium: Test Achat is serious about the protection of consumer rights. Let's hope other countries follow suit." You can read the stories in French as well as Dutch.

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  1. Re:Link. Not the best, but the first I found. by adrianbaugh · · Score: 5, Funny

    That's not copy protection. The mac just committed suicide after being forced to play Celine Dion :-)

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