I just thought that I would throw something out here a bit less intense than
the recent discussions.
I was on the fence about this issue, until I read this article. I didn't
realize that you could not play a copy protected CD in a computer. That
would put a serious crimp in my playing habits. I play most of my commercial
CDs on my computer at home and at work.
I still think that someone will eventually come up with a software solution
to bypass this, but until then, it is highly annoying.
The owner of a CD should have the right to play the CD in the format of
their choice. This new protection stops even the legal creation of MP3s for
play in a digital player.
The article.......
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A woman has sued for unfair business practices over a
Charley Pride CD that she says won't play in her home computer because of
technology to thwart unauthorized copying and sharing of digital music.
Karen DeLise sued Music City Records and SunnComm Inc., saying the CD won't
play in her home computer or allow her to convert the song tracks into MP3
files.
The complete article at....
http://news.excite.com/news/ap/010919/18/cd-suit
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Gary L. Nunn
Delaware Ohio
"...speak your mind - even if your voice shakes..."
- Maggie Kuhn
