Arrr, matey!

[miss_squiddy]

Hrrm. Seems that record companies have launched a new weapon in the fight against music piracy - uncopiable (and seemingly unplayable) CDs! (Note the splendid returns policy...)



I can see this idea being scrapped almost immediately (if it can't be 'fixed' with black marker pen) - it's getting to the point where most people won't want a CD they can't copy onto their iPod, MP3 player or computer...

Thanks to mikki_g for the link!

Comments

[mortarach.livejournal.com]

I really don't think its going to pose much of a problem.

I seem to remember that these "uncopyable" CD's run a little garbling program in windows that makes mp3 recording come out sounding like aliens in the bath. I'm presuming its the same with these because they'll only work on a newer PC and not a mac (which doesnt have the anti-piracy software). Theres loads of guides on how to switch off the garbling software on the web.

It might be that you have to have the software running to make it play now, but that wont be a problem as you'll get software freely available to counter it not long after.

If you take into account that it still has to be an audio CD for it to play on a normal CD player, then there is no way they can stop it being recorded as the computer can just access it in the same way to copy it.

[miss_squiddy]

I figured that that would be the case... Pretty much everything that they invent to stop piracy is undone by pirates...

[tintintin.livejournal.com]

Well, when it comes down to it, no music is unpirateable - even if it takes a bloke with a microphone sat in front of the speakers taping it.