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Copy-protected CD Tops U.S. Charts
Joey Patterson writes "CNET is reporting that Velvet Revolver's new album, 'Contraband', which is protected with SunnComm's anti-copying technology, has topped the U.S. album charts. The SunnComm and BMG execs quoted in the article say that they're pleased with the apparent consumer acceptance of the anti-piracy technology, but they have been hearing questions about how people can get the copy-blocked songs from the CD onto an iPod."
Here comes the brigade of people complaning that they should have used the generic "Portable MP3 player" rather than "iPod"...
"If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living."
- Seneca
Isn't this the same company who sued a Princeton student after he figured out that pressing the shift key defeated their copyright 'protection'?
Besides, it's probably F9 or something this time.
Yes. It is by called "Line In." I have a cd entire copied with Line In. Lead cable from CD player into the input port. Records it, and compress. This not the heavy pirates stops, just people with the iPods.
Read journal when you are not understand
I'm sure there's a joke in there somewhere.
Karma: -2147483648 (Mostly affected by integer overflow)
To be fair, it DID require them to hit the shift key... That's probably why it slowed them down a full .06 seconds!
"If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living."
- Seneca
I had it three days before they started recording it.
So then what the hell is the point of copy-protecting CD-ripping when you can just get the whole thing off bittorrent.... because someone else loaded it from iTunes and re-encoded it back onto the internet??!?!?!?!?!?!
What the heck is the point of the copy protection system anyway, considering this fact?
I guess the moral of this story is, if you can come up with some fancy crypto security technology you can sell it to companies with too much money and too many PHBs. Even if it doesn't really solve the big issue, it will let them sleep well at night.
I'm pretty sure I'd suck as a saleman.
READY.
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Hmmmm, the sticker is missing from the copy I downloaded from usenet. Try again SunnComm and BMG.
... The RIAA have bought a law banning keyboards with a shift key.
You make the mistake of thinking you can educate the fundamental stupidity out of people. You can't.
> I use a Mac and purchased the album
When they came for the Amiga owners, I didn't speak up as I didn't own an Amiga.
When they came for the Linux users, I didn't speak us as I didn't use Linux.
Finally when they came for the Mac users, there was no one left to speak for me as the Windows users stole all their music anyway!
Dear Anonymous Coward,
You have published a way to circumvent a DRM placed on a CD. You just violated DMCA. Be prepared to surrender your PC as is. Deleting any file will escalate your offense. At the sound of a knock on your door, slowly open the door, step outside with your hands up and get on the ground. Failure to comply will result in SWAT team entering your residence by force and draggin you out by your toes. Thank you for your cooperation.
Sincerely yours,
Jorge UU. Plant
RIAA
I was at a lan party once, and someone brought along their cat empire cd. My mate asked to borrow it in order to rip it. He was warned against that by its owner because of the label. But when it was actually tried, it ripped perfectly without a single hitch. My explanation was that the copy protection was based on the most fundimental concept of copy protection circumvention: "where there is a will there is a way" and that Cat Empire merely attacks that will with it's content. Unfortunently I was surrounded by fans and I had many things thrown at me for the rest of the evening... I hate lan parties.
When Argumentum ad Hominem falls short, try Argumentum ad Matrem
There is no alternative to your favourite band
Just wait till RMS and Rob Malda start a group.
It'll have some obscure name like "The command line interface" and after their concerts everyone will hang around commenting on their music and complaining how they sang one song THREE TIMES in ONE SHOW!! And folks will whine about how their music sucks so much worse than it used to and vendors at the show will sell Music CDs along with Linux Distros and slashcode. And when they do a video it will have Natalie Portman in it. And...
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It's the end of my comment as I know it and I feel fine.
Weiland has lost a lot of weight (again), probably back on heroin (again). So your money will probably go to fund his habit. Heroin is produced from poppies. Afghanistan, thanks to America diverting her attention elsewhere, is largely lawless and is posting record poppy production. It's not a stretch to think that the money you are sending to Weiland is ending up in the hands of terrorists.
If you don't pirate this album, you are supporting terrorism.
I'm afraid it's not your shity key you have to get rid of Mr.Erroneus. It's your finger that actually violated the DMCA, therefore we must ask you to remove it and place it in this plastic bag.
Have a nice day.
-Mr.Smith from the government.
The flaw in that statement was when you got to the word `work'. This is Slashdot, after al...
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Yeah! line-in rulez ...
You can increase the quality of the recording further by letting a friend play the CD on a $20 budget cd-player, into his cell-phone, and use your microphone on the pc to record the sound from your cell-phone.
This new techinque is called "realtime audio blurring" and many studios are using it.
What strange ideas are these? Take companies to court for lying to people? For a start you would bankrupt the advertising industry, not to meantion the tobacco, food (not just fast/junk) and pharmaceutical industries as well, leading to thousands of job losses and the collapse of the economy.
Are you a communist or something? Companies lying to people is the American Way, capitalism was built by snake-oil salesmen!
You're thinking of Revelation 13.
Now I don't believe that Revelation specifically speaks about the end times--it's a veiled story about the Roman Empire which had outlawed Christianity (during the reign of Domitian, IIRC, not long after the time of Nero). Christians had few rights, apart from being first in line at lion feeding time.
Essentially, the Book of Revelation is a diatribe against the loss of religious and political freedom, and how the true believer doesn't have to fear the state. Interestingly, they are also encouraged to stand against anything which would take away their freedom. As such, it is relevant to any situation where Christians are persecuted and aren't able to exercise their right to worship as they see fit. Ultimately, the oppressive regime will fall, but there will always be those faithful who make it through. Those who don't can still die gloriously, knowing they stood to the end. So although I read the book differently to you, I think we come to the same general conclusion.
I've never really thought about Revelation in secular terms, but there's no reason why it couldn't (broadly) be read that way. Even if people would take your freedom, live as a free person. Don't fear those who can harm the body, but can't touch the soul (or read through a tinfoil hat).
Good call!
Cogito, ergo sig.
But then again, taking that stance you're turning your back on some pretty good music. Just because a CD is from a major label doesn't automatically make it bad.
So how many RIAA people have you shot in the face BTW...since they're trying to stop you and people like you from downloading anything...not that they're right.
Also, shooting someone over music is what we like to call "overkill". No more than a harsh word really...perhaps a punch in the nose if it's warrented. Also, if you MUST use a gun, don't overlook the lost art of pistol-whipping someone...
"Music is everybody's possession. It's only publishers who think that people own it." - John Lennon.
I cen see the tracks on the first album now...
1. All Your Bass
2. Hot Grits
3. In Soviet Russia
4. Dupe of Earl
5. I'm a Cowboy (Neal)
6. BSD is Dying
6. ???
7. Profit!!!
As long as goatse isn't in the liner notes...
which apparently tries to install copy-protection software on your computer when inserted (Win and Mac obviously). Hell, while they're at it, why not install Gator or Bonzi Buddy?
Free Tibet, my ass...
What is music when you despise all sound?
Of course it wouldn't be in the liner notes. It would be more appropriate as a hidden track.
"I think so, Brain, but 'instant karma' always gets so lumpy." - Pinky
"Decepticons FOREVER!!!" - Ravage
Dear Jorge UU. Plant, You can suck my balls. Signed, The public.
Heck, why go after the "Anonymous Coward?" There are much bigger stakes here. Microsoft is the one who designed Windows to allow you to hold down the shift key to stop auto-play. So, they are the ones who are providing the method to circumvent the DRM that violates the DMCA.
Anonymous Coward is a small potato. BMI should go after Microsoft.
DcnJoe60
ps the above comment is copyrighted. Anyone printing it off without permission is violating the DMCA, please send your name and computer and printer manufacturer to my lawyers.
The coolest thing about this cd is that hidden track --
99. Natalie Portman naked and petrified.