CD Copy Protection

[pentachris]

Chalk a point up for consumers.

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[Rick]

A felt Tip Marker !

ROFLMAO

[YODA74]

HEE HEE http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/biggrin.gif http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/cool.gif

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[sea69]

gotta love it!

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[hiredgoonz]

Tape works also...

As far as Macs, I've heard that some of the write-protected disks cause the cd tray to refuse to open and you need to take it to a mac shop to get it fixed...

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[iisbob]

SWEEEEEET! http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/biggrin.gif

What irks me is the lengths the industry is going thru to " protect " their interests while stomping on the legitimate rights of the consumer for making a backup and /or usage of the product that the consumer purchases for fair usage.

Their feable excuse of combating piracy only hurts the legitimate consumer, and does nothing to stop the true pirate.

When i first heard about the music CD's that wouldn't play in PCs in order to combat " piracy ", i thought- " You can simply play it on a standard stereo, record it to your average tape player-edit it on your stereo and Have nearly the same quality of recordig if you ripped it directly with a little effort. "

So where is the protection? True, the average user might not be willing to go to such effort, but the individual who really wants to get his/her music & " share " it will find a way.

As the old saying goes; What can be done-can be un-done.



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Hike naked!-it gives color to your cheeks!!

[Whyzman]

Sheesh, just like gun control advocates...they need to take all these resources and go after the "Bad Guys!"

As iisbob stated in so many words, 'you're not going to stop the professional pirate from figuring out a workaround!' What they need to do is nail their distribution.

I like to listen to my CDs while working on the computer! ARGH

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[josemavicente]

piracy is rampant where i come from...you are even issued a receipt after buying.... one music CD/computer game costs the equivalent of $1.50 http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/smile.gif

as for games for the PS2 ... one game can go as low as $6.00 in my country!

well......oh well....

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[kfh]

Thats cool and so simple,
If only I had a cd-rw. http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/biggrin.gif
kfh.


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[borgdrone1of2]

hello
the tape vibrates.
how wide should the marker be from the out side edge? lol http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/biggrin.gif

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resistance is invigorateing lol

[Balrog]

i know a bloke who already has starwars episode II on DVD, and it only came out a few weeks ago.

he also has spiderman which comes out tomorrow here in the UK

lol

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[kenz]

those poor international corporations - my heart bleeds for them.

sob......

But hold on - don't they make the writers and the cd's and the software and the tapes and the ................

[HewittC4]

I think the RIAA should look at what has been happening to Microsoft. MS, in their attempt to stop piracy, has started alienating their customers. As a result, Linux is growing in popularity at an unbelievable rate. Corporations, like Merril Lynch who just switched to linux corporate wide, are flocking to linux and abandoning MS. MS, who took these actions to save a few $$$ are losing alot more $$$ because they are losing their legitimate customers. And they don't even realize they are losing their customers.

I am very upset with the actions the RIAA has taken. It is getting to the point where I am considering boycotting CDs period. I will not ever buy a copy protected cd knowingly, will return copy protected cd's sold to me because they are defected, and will consider lawsuits if any damage occurs to my computer because of copyprotection. I also urge everyone to do the same.

[rahulkothari]

A simple solution ....

Halve the price of cd/dvd and release them immediately after the movie has earned substantial profit. (i dont think it takes more than two months for the movie to earn millions)


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An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.
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[Anubis]

Frankly I think in the beginning the RIAA was on the right track. Copy CD's and distributing them via networks IS illegal regardless of CD price, quality, etc. It doesn't matter. But they have gone way too far as of late and frankly they need to step back and look at who the real criminal is. Sure their will be file trading between persons but the advent of Napster and the Napster clones it runs amuck. If I was in a band I would be pissed if some punk was ripping it, dumping it on servers and distributing it while I didn't get anything for it. Now that were in this era I am not sure their is much anyone can do about this situation. The best thing to do would be to stop buying CDs and DVDs altogether but we all know that will never happen. BUT I tell you this, as long as people brag about getting copies of movies/cds illegaly and flaunt it, your giving the RIAA EXACTLY what it needs to go after people.

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[HewittC4]

True, but they have to learn who they need to go after. The consumers like me, who only rip MP3s from CDs that I bought and use on my mp3 player are the ones who they are pursuing, even though we aren't doing any harm. In fact, we are using the CDs within the scope of the Fair Use Act. Meanwhile, the RIAA hasn't taken any real action to stop the people who are trading mp3s over the net.

This is the equivalent of George W. executing the students at the local elementary school to stop terrorist attacks. If this makes sense to you, you must work for the RIAA.

[jabarnutcase]

An funny note about that Magic Marker thing- I actually saw them do that on Techtv about a month ago! Couldn't believe it.

[HewittC4]

The felt tip marker just goes to show that the actions taken by the music industry are faulty. They only hurt their legitimate customers. Any copy-protection scheme they come up with will be broken almost as soon as it is released. The only way they can save their profits is to go after the pirates, but let the legitimate consumers alone.

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