I bought a CD single the other day...a 'single', mind you. Maybe I'm just odd, but I buy singles to rip and combine with other singles or songs I've bought and ripped to make a mix.
Well, BMI/Sony music puts copy protection on their discs. Copy protection that prevents ripping of the tracks and forcing you to use their crappy player just to listen to it on your computer.
Did I mention it's a SINGLE that I BOUGHT? Wouldn't it have just been easier to download it illegally for free? Who are they trying to punish here...people who give them money?
And the kicker is that if you Google the name of the copy-protection scheme, there are instructions on the first page that tell you how to bypass it in about 5 mins. Nice.
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Asher @ May 19th 2006 5:17PM
I bought a CD single the other day...a 'single', mind you. Maybe I'm just odd, but I buy singles to rip and combine with other singles or songs I've bought and ripped to make a mix.
Well, BMI/Sony music puts copy protection on their discs. Copy protection that prevents ripping of the tracks and forcing you to use their crappy player just to listen to it on your computer.
Did I mention it's a SINGLE that I BOUGHT? Wouldn't it have just been easier to download it illegally for free? Who are they trying to punish here...people who give them money?
And the kicker is that if you Google the name of the copy-protection scheme, there are instructions on the first page that tell you how to bypass it in about 5 mins. Nice.