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Copy-protected CD Tops U.S. Charts

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the pay-to-play dept.

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."

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  1. this is annoying... ohh wait, its the RIAA. duhh by emorphien · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    This is becoming normal to me. Anything associated with the RIAA is officially defective. Is this the Suncomm software that could be bypassed by pressing shift (or turning of autorun)?

    I've yet to find a CD I couldn't rip and put on my MP3 player, and the day I find one is the day I keep returning them as defective until the store runs out of stock. The music Nazis won't ruin my completely legal fun!

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    Presently here, but not there.