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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."

3 of 895 comments (clear)

  1. right... by m3rr · · Score: 0, Redundant

    the music swapping types are bound to find a way around this one, im sure

  2. But.. by hookedup · · Score: -1, Redundant

    How many people buying the CD really have any idea that it's copy-protected?

  3. From the article by other_things_to_do · · Score: 1, Redundant

    As in earlier tests by BMG and SunnComm, the copy protection on the Velvet Revolver disc can be simply disabled by pushing the "Shift" key on a computer while the CD is loading, which blocks the SunnComm software from being installed. The companies say they have long been aware of the work-around but that they were not trying to create an unhackable protection.