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Recording Industry Hopes To Hinder CD Burning
Decaffeinated Jedi writes "News.com reports that the recording industry is currently testing technology that would limit the number of times that a given CD (or copies of that CD) could be burned. The idea is to let consumers 'make a limited number of copies of their music -- enough for a car, a vacation home and a friend, for example -- without allowing for uncontrolled duplication.' Currently, Macrovision and SunnComm International are developing competing versions of such 'secure burning' technology, with BMG Music Group already testing the latter company's software."
If I can hear it, I can rip it.
I want to delete my account but Slashdot doesn't allow it.
Now I'll probably have to buy my CD burning software from the RIAA too. Wonderful.
To limit copies of CDs made, the recording industry should just keep producing the same old crap that nobody wants anyway.
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We am RIAA. We am hyping new protection scheme which also don't work, just like old protection scheme. We am again forgetting protection system depends on software to co-operate. Since software not co-operate last time, we am trying again.
BMG Music Group
NIC Card
ATM Machine
Anyone got any others?
All the money they are spending on copy and playback prevention is obviously their justification for the outrageous prices for music CDs. They are just about as expensive as the average DVD at Best Buy!
I haven't purchased a music CD in years and years and I don't plan to while this is going on. I am increasingly firm on this position since I was reminded of the problems of copy (playback) protection used on the latest generation of defective CDs when a friend in Japan bought a Janet Jackson CD and couldn't play it in her car without excessive skipping. I explained to her what the problem is and that she should return the CD for refund and wrote to the CD publisher.
Truer words were never spoken - do you mind if I use that for my sig?
Actually, they are trying to "except" it. What they should do is "accept" it.
The concept of self-limiting propagation of Britney Spears music is highly alluring. I now support this copy protection scheme wholeheartedly.
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There may be workarounds, but there will also be a fair number of people who will not want to put forth the effort to deal with such workarounds. It is a matter of convenience.
yep, goddamn that stupid fscking shift key. that's why i never use capital letters, too inconvenient.
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I like my music pristine.
Stupid lameness filter
"enough for a car, a vacation home and a friend, for example..." /. Who here has all of that stuff?
They can't be referring to anyone on
I for one welcome our new [insert main topic] overlords.
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I think the Audio CD-R's exist only as an excuse for the CD-R manufacturers to tell the RIAA to go fuck themselves.
Snowden and Manning are heroes.
If you really want to get cheap prices, why don't you "outsource" your music to India. I heard bollywood music is getting pretty good ;-).
Once again the Recording Industry has introduced technology that will limit the number of times a CD is purchased.
All we get in the $5.99 (well, 5,99) bargain bins here are poor copies of "Teenage Mutant Ninjas Versus Undead Warriors From Atlantis".
Doesn't sell too well.
May contain traces of nut.
Made from the freshest electrons.
To truly get rid of those obnoxious Britney Spears or N-SYNC cd's, you have to make sure you burn at a temperature of 1000 C for at least 30 minutes so they're completely carbonized. Otherwise the evil will live on, freddy kreuger style, and return as Christina Aguilerica or, *God forbid* another J-LO album.
Coming soon from the RIAA: Music you can't listen to! You know that special feeling you get when you buy a new CD, and the anticipation you feel before you've even had a chance to listen to it? Well, now you can get that same satisfaction all the time by simple purchasing the CD and putting it in your closet. Just knowing it's there should fill your heart with warm fuzzies.