> From: Gary Nunn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> 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.
They are designed that way on purpose. The Irony is that they can't stop
people from making copies of the cd's themselves.
http://www.daemon-tools.com/
> 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.......
is old news.