And again an article on a big website about audio copy protections, this time it's Universal that releases a copy protected CD in the U.S.
The CD's will contain a sticker so you are able to find out if they are protected or not, and if I where you, I would not buy them, unless you are planning to find out how to bypass the protection
When Universal Music Group on Tuesday releases the soundtrack, ``Fast & Furious -- More Music,'' consumers won't be able to copy the music onto another CD or use their PCs to ``rip'' tracks in digital MP3 format. The copy-protection technology will also render the disc unplayable on Macintosh computers, DVD players and game consoles, such as Sony's PlayStation 2. It might not even play in some CD players. |
The industry says it needs to use the lock-box approach to music to prevent consumers, armed with CD-authoring software and hardware and a quick Internet connection, from downloading and burning the recording industry out of existence.
``Unfortunately, phenomenon like Napster and the ease of `ripping and burning' are causing artists and record companies real harm,'' said Hilary Rosen, head of the Recording Industry Association of America. ``The unprecedented amount of music being copied is hurting the industry.''
Universal Music is the most aggressive in its anti-piracy efforts, saying that all of its CDs will be copy-protected by mid-2002. The other big labels are also experimenting with various technologies. But they're waiting to gauge reaction from consumers and retailers before introducing such recordings in the United States.
Source: Silicionvalley
