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Corrupted Audio CDs (53)

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http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/54/27960.html   » 'No More Music CDs Without Copy Protection,' Claims BMG Unit Open in a new browser window
   "BMG is at it again, this time apparently set on applying copy protection to all its music products." By John Lettice. [Register]
   http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/54/27960.html

http://news.com.com/2100-1023-858181.html   » AOL Seeks Manager for Anti-Copying Push Open in a new browser window
   "AOL Time Warner is beginning efforts to add copy protection to CDs, underscoring the company's desire to limit unsanctioned digital distribution of its musical works." By Jim Hu. [CNet]
   http://news.com.com/2100-1023-858181.html

http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/06/15/0250258   » Another Class Action Over Crippled Music Disks Open in a new browser window
   News brief and reader discussion. [Slashdot]
   http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/06/15/0250258

http://slashdot.org/yro/01/11/18/0457230.shtml   » BMG Backs Down Over Copy-Protected CD Open in a new browser window
   Virgin Megastores has responded to a complaint from one of their customers and said that BMG has set up a helpline to allow people who bought the corrupt version, to exchange it for a real one. Virgin and HMV will also be bringing in new stock of uncorrup
   http://slashdot.org/yro/01/11/18/0457230.shtml

http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/11/06/1312259   » BMG Stops Producing CDs Open in a new browser window
   "The Register has a new story about claims by Bertelsmann that they'll stop manufacturing uncrippled audio CDs." News and reader comments. [Slashdot]
   http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/11/06/1312259

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/archive/22917.html   » BMG to Replace Anti-rip Natalie Imbruglia CDs Open in a new browser window
   "Bertelsmann Music Group has had to back down on plans to force anti-rip technologies on British CD buyers." By Tony Smith. [Register]
   http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/archive/22917.html

http://www.itworld.com/Man/2683/020619cdcopy/   » Big Five Labels Sued Over Copy-Protected CDs Open in a new browser window
   "Heightening the tension surrounding the music industry's efforts to guard its content in the digital realm, the five major record labels were hit with a class action lawsuit last week for producing and distributing CDs with copyright protection cont
   http://www.itworld.com/Man/2683/020619cdcopy/

http://www.cdfreaks.com/document.php3?Doc=48   » CD Freaks: SafeAudio Explained and Should We Fear It? Open in a new browser window
   How Macrovision's SafeAudio works and how to bypass it.
   http://www.cdfreaks.com/document.php3?Doc=48

http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/01/technology/01PROT.html   » CD Technology Stops Copies, But It Starts a Controversy Open in a new browser window
   "The recording industry has begun selling music CD's designed to make it impossible for people to copy music to their computers, trade songs over the Internet or transfer them to portable MP3 players." By Amy Harmon. [New York Times]
   http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/01/technology/01PROT.html

http://news.com.com/2100-1023-270164.html   » CNet: Protected CDs Quietly Slip into Stores Open in a new browser window
   "Consumers in ordinary record stores are unwittingly buying CDs that include technology designed to discourage the making of digital copies."
   http://news.com.com/2100-1023-270164.html

http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2002/3/8/72812/62445   » Cactus CD Copy Protection is Launched This Month Open in a new browser window
   "To thwart file swappers, Universal Music Group executives have said they want to protect a large proportion of their new releases as early as midyear." News and reader discussion. [kuro5hin]
   http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2002/3/8/72812/62445

http://news.com.com/2100-1023-843114.html   » Consumer Claims Victory in CD Lawsuit Open in a new browser window
   "Makers of a recording by country-pop singer Charley Pride have agreed to stop tracking most listener habits and to warn consumers that the CD is not compatible with MP3 and other players, according to attorneys for a woman who sued the companies.&qu
   http://news.com.com/2100-1023-843114.html

http://www.csmonitor.com/2002/0304/p18s01-wmcn.html   » Consumers in Crossfire of Labels' War on Piracy Open in a new browser window
   "The downside of copy-protected music CDs? Some won't play when consumers get them home." By Aaron Pressman. [Christian Science Monitor]
   http://www.csmonitor.com/2002/0304/p18s01-wmcn.html

http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/11/06/2144242   » Copy Protection On CDs Is 'Worthless' Open in a new browser window
   Reader comments on New Scientist article. [Slashdot]
   http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/11/06/2144242

http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993020   » Copy Protection on CDs is 'Worthless' Open in a new browser window
   "The technology built into some CDs to stop people copying them is futile, according to a computer scientist who has put today's antipiracy systems under the microscope." By Barry Fox. [New Scientist]
   http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993020

http://www.stereophile.com/shownews.cgi?671   » Copy-Protected CDs a Nightmare for BMG Germany Open in a new browser window
   "Blaming a falloff in CD sales on the popularity of CD burners, BMG Germany recently issued approximately 100,000 copy-protected discs in an attempt to thwart the problem--and had to take a substantial portion of them back because consumers said the
   http://www.stereophile.com/shownews.cgi?671

http://news.com.com/2100-1023-276036.html   » Customers Put Kibosh on Anti-Copy CD Open in a new browser window
   "Complaints about anti-copying technology on Natalie Imbruglia's latest CD force her record label to issue replacements for angry consumers." By John Borland. [CNet]
   http://news.com.com/2100-1023-276036.html

http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/05/22/1439253   » Felt Tip Marker Defeats Copy-Protected CDs Open in a new browser window
   News and reader discussion. [Slashdot]
   http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/05/22/1439253

http://www.geek.com/news/geeknews/2001mar/gee20010329005088.htm   » Geek.com: Audio CD Copy Protection Open in a new browser window
   "The first copy-protected audio CD in the US will be released in April. The CD is a tribute to country singer Jim Reeves performed by Charley Pride."
   http://www.geek.com/news/geeknews/2001mar/gee20010329005088.htm

http://www.plastic.com/article.html?sid=02/06/19/19130151   » Hey, Big Five - Copyright This! Open in a new browser window
   "A class action lawsuit has been filed against the five major record labels for manufacturing and distributing defective or dysfunctional compact discs." News and reader discussion. [Plastic]
   http://www.plastic.com/article.html?sid=02/06/19/19130151

http://news.com.com/2100-1023-936527.html   » Lawsuit Challenges Copy-Protected CDs Open in a new browser window
   "The five major record companies have been hit with a class-action lawsuit charging that new CDs designed to thwart Napster-style piracy are defective and should either be barred from sale or carry warning labels." [Reuters]
   http://news.com.com/2100-1023-936527.html

http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/06/17/1435211   » Lawsuit Challenges Copy-protected CDs Open in a new browser window
   Reader discussion of Reuters article. [Slashdot]
   http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/06/17/1435211

http://www.metafilter.com/comments.mefi/9152   » Metafilter Open in a new browser window
   Community weblog discussing protected and corrupted audio cd's.
   http://www.metafilter.com/comments.mefi/9152

http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/11/11/1436210   » More Copy Protected CDs? Open in a new browser window
   Fat Chuck's maintains a list of corrupt CDs. Reader comments and discussion. [Slashdot]
   http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/11/11/1436210

http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-852952.html   » New CD Protection Won't Play on PCs Open in a new browser window
   "Israeli security company Midbar Tech is releasing 1 million copy-protected CDs in Japan as part of an aggressive push by record labels to curtail digital piracy." By Gwendolyn Mariano. [ZDNet]
   http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-852952.html

http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99991105   » New Scientist Correction Open in a new browser window
   Retraction of article saying Cactus DataShield could damage speakers. "Midbar... has asked us to make clear that there is nothing in its technology on the market, past, current or future, that could, or would, be potentially damaging to equipment.&qu
   http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99991105

http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns9999998   » New Scientist: Anti-piracy CD System Raises Distortion Fear Open in a new browser window
   "The first CD title has already sold 100,000 copies, but it is causing concern among audio experts because they fear that the music may be audibly distorted."
   http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns9999998

http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99991367   » New Scientist: NSync CD is Copy Protection "Experiment" Open in a new browser window
   "The music industry is now testing different copy protection systems on mass market chart CDs, with copies of NSync's Celebrity on the Zomba label being sold in at least three different versions."
   http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99991367

http://www.rense.com/general12/news.htm   » New Scientist: New CD Anti-Piracy System Could Damage Loudspeakers Open in a new browser window
   "It is called the Cactus Data Shield, and it is designed to add noisy garbage to all copied CDs. The trouble is, it could also damage the hi-fi and loudspeakers of people who play pirated CDs."
   http://www.rense.com/general12/news.htm

http://www.newolde.com/copy_controlled_cd.htm   » NewOlde.com - How to Detect and Avoid Copy-Controlled CDs Open in a new browser window
   Information for classical music listeners to help them identify Copy-Controlled CDs, including the graphics that appear on the packaging.
   http://www.newolde.com/copy_controlled_cd.htm

http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,50101,00.html   » Philips Burning on Protection Open in a new browser window
   "Officials for Netherlands-based Philips, which licenses the compact disc logo for both discs and players, went on a tirade against the recording industry for shipping discs with deliberate errors burned into them." By Paul Boutin. [Wired]
   http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,50101,00.html

http://www.stereophile.com/shownews.cgi?1247   » Philips: Don't Mess with the CD! Open in a new browser window
   "According to Philips, recent attempts to add playback restriction technology to new releases is not just a bad idea: Because the Red Book recipe has been altered, the discs no longer qualify as CDs and should be labeled clearly." By Jon Iverson
   http://www.stereophile.com/shownews.cgi?1247

http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/05/14/0040215   » Post-it Notes vs. Copy-Inhibited CDs Open in a new browser window
   News about Celine Dion CDs killing iMacs and black markers or sticky notes defeating some "copy-protection" schemes. Reader discussion. [Slashdot]
   http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/05/14/0040215

http://www.stereophile.com/shownews.cgi?1482   » Record Labels Beware Open in a new browser window
   Study suggests that, if the music industry wants to experiment with selling copy-protected CDs, "there [must] be mandatory warning labels on the CDs or the industry risks seriously alienating consumers." By Jon Iverson. [Stereophile]
   http://www.stereophile.com/shownews.cgi?1482

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/54/20809.html   » Register: CD Anti-piracy System Can Nuke Hi-fi Kit Open in a new browser window
   "Sony's Music Entertainment division has been testing an anti-piracy technology that at best renders illegally copied CDs unlistenable and at worse blows listeners' speakers." By Tony Smith.
   http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/54/20809.html

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/archive/20945.html   » Register: 'Hi-fi Nuking' CD Technology Safe Claims Developer Open in a new browser window
   Skeptical report on New Scientist's retraction of its warning that Cactus could damage speakers playing copied CDs. By Tony Smith.
   http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/archive/20945.html

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/54/20919.html   » Register: 1M Anti-piracy Hi-fi Nuking CDs Hit Europe Open in a new browser window
   "One million CDs have been released in Europe which are protected by the controversial anti-piracy system Cactus Data Shield... The Cactus Data Shield system is controversial because the technology could blow your hi-fi speakers." By Robert Blin
   http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/54/20919.html

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/54/20766.html   » Register: Anti-rip CD System Bypassed Open in a new browser window
   "Macrovision's SafeAudio technology, designed to prevent PC-owning music fans from ripping CD tracks onto their hard drives, has been bypassed." By Tony Smith.
   http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/54/20766.html

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/54/21092.html   » Register: Music Biz Patents Anti-rip Encryption Technology Open in a new browser window
   "Details of the method appear in a patent filed by IFPI. The patent, GB2357165, centres on encrypting the track time codes stamped onto every music disc." By Tony Smith.
   http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/54/21092.html

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/54/20947.html   » Register: Old Code Defeats New CD Anti-ripping Technologies Open in a new browser window
   "Macrovision's SafeAudio and Midbar's Cactus - both new technologies designed to prevent CDs from being copied successfully - may have been defeated by software released over two years ago." By Tony Smith.
   http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/54/20947.html

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/54/22041.html   » Register: UK Campaigners Call for Anti 'Anti-rip' CD Day of Action Open in a new browser window
   "Campaigners will take to the streets of Britain this Saturday (6 October) in a bid to raise public awareness of the music industry's attempts to prevent listeners from copying CDs or playing discs on PCs." By Tony Smith.
   http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/54/22041.html

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/54/21610.html   » Register: US Record Label Sued over Anti-rip CD Technology Open in a new browser window
   "An unnamed Californian woman has sued US country music record label Fahrenheit Entertainment for allegedly misleading its customers by shipping CDs protected with an anti-rip mechanism." By Tony Smith.
   http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/54/21610.html

http://www.stereophile.com/showarchives.cgi?681   » Selling the Benefits Open in a new browser window
   "If DVD-A and/or SACD are to supplant CD, not only do their features have to be transformed into benefits, but the benefits consumers currently enjoy with CD need to be preserved." By John Atkinson. [Stereophile]
   http://www.stereophile.com/showarchives.cgi?681

http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/04/06/0031209   » Slashdot -Stations Can't Play Crippled Music Disks Open in a new browser window
   Reader comments on The Age article reporting that some radio stations are unable to play copy-protected CDs.
   http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/04/06/0031209

http://slashdot.org/articles/00/01/25/116237.shtml   » Slashdot: BMG's New Copy-Protected Audio CDs Open in a new browser window
   "BMG-Entertainment started selling audio-CDs using the Cactus Data Shield, a copy-protection system developed by Midbar and Sonopress which makes it impossible to grab the music from the CD and to listen to it using 'an old CD-Player' or a CD-ROM-dri
   http://slashdot.org/articles/00/01/25/116237.shtml

http://slashdot.org/articles/01/10/02/163256.shtml   » Slashdot: NSync Copy Protected CD Open in a new browser window
   "NSync's new CD will be released in a least 3 different versions (with different copy protection techniques)." News and reader comments.
   http://slashdot.org/articles/01/10/02/163256.shtml

http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/04/03/226233   » Sony Intentionally Crashes Customers' Computers Open in a new browser window
   "Celine Dion's latest CD will not play in computer drives. In fact: 'Should the consumer try to play Dion's CD on a PC or Macintosh, the computer likely will crash.'" News and reader discussion. [Slashdot]
   http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/04/03/226233

http://soundhub.com/?a=gkml1r   » SoundHub: Universal Rolls Out CD Copy Protection Open in a new browser window
   "Universal Music Group has recently announced its October plans for issuing CDs which will include software that prevents them from being ripped and encoded to a user's PC."
   http://soundhub.com/?a=gkml1r

http://www.rollingstone.com/news/newsarticle.asp?nid=15990   » Special Report: Copy-Protected CDs Open in a new browser window
   "How the labels are trying to stop you." [Rolling Stone]
   http://www.rollingstone.com/news/newsarticle.asp?nid=15990

http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/04/03/1048962867084.html   » The Age - Copy Protected CDs: Artists Can Be the Losers Open in a new browser window
   Article pointing out that music companies which use copy protection may be denying the artists under contract to them legitimate play time on radio stations.
   http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/04/03/1048962867084.html

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2002/01/08/congressman_assails_cd_copy_protection/   » The Register - Congressman Assails CD Copy Protection Open in a new browser window
   Copy protection tracks implanted in CDs are a violation of the right to fair use of purchased music, writes a US Representative to recording industry lobbyists.
   http://www.theregister.co.uk/2002/01/08/congressman_assails_cd_copy_protection/

http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,33921,00.html   » Wired: Copy-Protected CDs Taken Back Open in a new browser window
   "[BMG Germany] was faced with a backlash from consumers complaining that some of the copy-protected CDs were unplayable."
   http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,33921,00.html

http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2001/8/1/17156/40276   » kuro5hin: New Scientist: SafeDisc Can Cause Damage to Speakers Open in a new browser window
   "New Scientist reports that the new anti-piracy feature on audio CDs, has the potential to damage loudspeakers by introducing square waves into the amplified signal." News and reader comments.
   http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2001/8/1/17156/40276


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