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Non Gaming Discussions => Off-Topic => Topic started by: kirath on December 18, 2001, 01:24:55 PM

Title: No more playing Cds in your PS2
Post by: kirath on December 18, 2001, 01:24:55 PM: Or your MAC, or PC, or DVD player, or even some CD-players..

This is a load of crap, already going to destroy all the MP3 devices out there as well...

There will be a hack out soon enough so nothing big to worry about, just kind of aggrevating.

CD-Copy Protection (http://www.siliconvalley.com/docs/news/svfront/cd121701.htm)
Title: No more playing Cds in your PS2
Post by: THX on December 18, 2001, 01:31:09 PM: Thanks for the read kirath.
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Indeed, blank CDs now outsell recorded discs in Europe and Canada, according to one label executive.

Jeez! I\'m sure it will be hacked, but how long will it take is the question. This puts another spin on just enjoying some good music, especially when making your own custom-made CDs.
Title: No more playing Cds in your PS2
Post by: Coredweller on December 18, 2001, 03:38:02 PM: These copy protection schemes will only work to discourage the casual music pirates. Technophiles and hackers will always come up with the software tools to defeat it.

It\'s funny that the record labels are willing to spend heaps of cash on implementing copy protection, replacing returned CDs, and managing the inevitable PR disasters this will spawn... but it hasn\'t crossed their minds of maybe lower their prices instead. Hum.
Title: No more playing Cds in your PS2
Post by: luckee on December 18, 2001, 07:12:06 PM: that article gets my goat mainly b/c I have a feeling it will cause more problems than it solves. I also believe it will jack up the cost of cd\'s even more.
Title: No more playing Cds in your PS2
Post by: EmperorRob on December 18, 2001, 09:28:41 PM: They will only release 1 CD like that. If it has trouble playing in CD players no one will buy it. That\'s such a moronic idea that it only goes to prove you should never underestimate the power of a dumbass.

Hillary Rosen also gets an honorable mention for being the most backward idiot to ever disgrace the cover of a magazine. If it were up to her she\'d ban the internet.

They don\'t understand us so they fear us.
Title: No more playing Cds in your PS2
Post by: SER on December 18, 2001, 09:34:26 PM: I read something similar to that on MSN before..

And I agree with the code breaking thing.. It will only be a matter of time.
Title: No more playing Cds in your PS2
Post by: Evi on December 18, 2001, 11:34:30 PM: That is such crap. I don\'t know why someone would wanna do that. You can\'t buy personal custom mixes in the stores to suit your tastes exactly, or for popping in a CD for a certain mood your in.

This is utter crap and they just don\'t get it. There will always be a way around it though (hopefully). Music is life, and *insert something witty here*...
Title: No more playing Cds in your PS2
Post by: RichG on December 19, 2001, 03:16:38 AM: Thats lame that. Some copy protection ideas take it a little far.
Title: No more playing Cds in your PS2
Post by: Sublimesjg on December 19, 2001, 11:51:45 AM: it wont last long

or maybe it will last but if anything this will just make people find another way to do it - that or they will be pissed off at the record company - hell i just cant get over the stupidness of this - so what happens when you buy a cd and it wont play in your cd player - they arent gonna let you return im sure

they just want to screw us all over
Title: No more playing Cds in your PS2
Post by: luckee on December 19, 2001, 08:28:48 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Sublimesjg
so what happens when you buy a cd and it wont play in your cd player - they arent gonna let you return im sure

Thats exactly what I see happening, which will suck because I have NEVER been able to return an open CD to any store I\'ve been too.
Title: No more playing Cds in your PS2
Post by: Living-In-Clip on December 20, 2001, 11:51:17 AM: I didn\'t read the article, however at one time Macromedia - makers of DVD copy right protection, also made a copy protection for cd\'s and ways around it was found as soon as the specs of it was announced, so the same will happen to this.
Title: No more playing Cds in your PS2
Post by: Proud To Be on December 20, 2001, 11:58:28 AM: What kinda bull**** are they trying to pull these days? They pull **** out of their asses to bring up stupid issues that wont really solve anything, but make it worse. The world is coming to an end. lol. ;)
Title: No more playing Cds in your PS2
Post by: Living-In-Clip on December 20, 2001, 02:26:15 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Proud To Be
What kinda bull**** are they trying to pull these days? They pull **** out of their asses to bring up stupid issues that wont really solve anything, but make it worse. The world is coming to an end. lol. ;)

Yes. its the end of the world as we know it...and I feel fine..
;)
Title: No more playing Cds in your PS2
Post by: Solid Snake 88 on December 20, 2001, 03:31:24 PM: This is so stupid because all it will do is cost the companies money and make consumers angry at them. Before you know it mp3 enthusiasts and "l337 h4x0rz" will have found a crack to get around it. Probably before its even released.
As long as there are people and computers, no form of copyright protection will truly stop piracy.
A good hacker can always find a way around something. Although this isn\'s always a good thing (cheating in online games, getting your computer hacked, ect).

Human beings are very reluctant to give up rights and freedoms, and this just ain\'t gonna work.
Title: No more playing Cds in your PS2
Post by: Samwise on December 21, 2001, 07:57:17 AM: They say blank CD\'s outsell prerecorded CD\'s like it\'s proof of everyone copying CD\'s. Lol, I guess none of those blank CD\'s are used for computer data instead of just music? :)