Sony recalls copy-protected music CDs

naseoj · Post by **naseoj** » 11/16/2005, 11:46 am

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10069563/

thirdhour · Post by **thirdhour** » 11/16/2005, 12:48 pm

sweet! my HIPT is so scratched already that it skips like a motherfucker.

and that definatly wasn't from overuse, more of a leaving it in the bathroom closet for two months deal.

Axtech · Post by **Axtech** » 11/16/2005, 1:06 pm

Just a note: That's only the HIPT CD, not the Dual Disc (since the DD doesn't have copy protection).

Johnny · Post by **Johnny** » 11/16/2005, 1:18 pm

But why doesn't the dual disc have copy protection?

Axtech · Post by **Axtech** » 11/16/2005, 3:54 pm

Because dual disc is already a very unstable format (for example, it doesn't work in a lot of CD players), so adding extra software would have made it even worse.

Which, of course, completely defeats the purpose of using copy protection at all.

thirdhour · Post by **thirdhour** » 11/16/2005, 5:09 pm

Axtech wrote:Just a note: That's only the HIPT CD, not the Dual Disc (since the DD doesn't have copy protection).

FUCK!

Axtech · Post by **Axtech** » 11/16/2005, 5:32 pm

You can always try. But since the Dual Disc doesn't have copy protection, they may not want to refund/replace it.

thirdhour · Post by **thirdhour** » 11/17/2005, 12:56 am

but they might not be aware of this, see that HIPT is on the list, and give me a new one anyways. then again, i should have just taken care of it in the first place and then i wouldnt have this problem.

bovine · Post by **bovine** » 11/17/2005, 7:37 am

Nice! I'll finally be able to put the new Bad Plus album on my iPod :mrgreen:

:::troy:::

nikki4982 · Post by **nikki4982** » 11/17/2005, 8:26 am

Hah, good. Stupid Sony. I hope they lose lots of money over this (though I know they won't cos cds only cost a fraction of a cent to produce).

Dread · Post by **Dread** » 11/17/2005, 1:00 pm

I hope they realize that putting extra software to protect themselves doesn't actually protect them anyway. HIPT leaked prior to the release date anyway. In fact, I own three CDs with supposed "copy-protection" (not just Sony, but Capitol Records and RCA have tried to do something similar) and all three albums leaked in advanced. Everything does. It's time record companies give up trying to stop something after it's already happened, and figure out better ways to encourage people to actually buy their products. But I digress, and eagerly await the software that will delete this garbage off my computer.

pit_girl1 · Post by **pit_girl1** » 11/17/2005, 1:33 pm

Dread wrote:I hope they realize that putting extra software to protect themselves doesn't actually protect them anyway. HIPT leaked prior to the release date anyway. In fact, I own three CDs with supposed "copy-protection" (not just Sony, but Capitol Records and RCA have tried to do something similar) and all three albums leaked in advanced. Everything does. It's time record companies give up trying to stop something after it's already happened, and figure out better ways to encourage people to actually buy their products. But I digress, and eagerly await the software that will delete this garbage off my computer.

Rusty · Post by **Rusty** » 11/17/2005, 5:57 pm

How does one go about replacing a cd now?

bovine · Post by **bovine** » 11/17/2005, 8:33 pm

I think you just take it back to a store that sells it and they'll give you the new one. I don't think they've released the new versions though.

:::troy:::

Illusion · Post by **Illusion** » 11/18/2005, 12:47 am

nikki4982 wrote:Hah, good. Stupid Sony. I hope they lose lots of money over this (though I know they won't cos cds only cost a fraction of a cent to produce).

I agree 100% with you. Sony has abused and mistreated it's consumers to a degree that is so shameful that I'm shocked that it's even legal. For all I could care, Sony BMG could go bankrupt tomorrow and I wouldn't feel any remorse.

Trying to protect audio files like this will never work. As long as the music can be heard by human ears than it can ripped to somebody's computer in an unprotected format.

bovine · Post by **bovine** » 11/18/2005, 11:10 am

Illusion wrote:As long as the music can be heard by human ears than it can ripped to somebody's computer in an unprotected format.

You didn't know? That's the next step actually. Starting in 2006, CDs will not be able to be heard by human ears. Inside each CD case will be a blank CD-R. I think sales will probably decline slightly, but no one will be able to copy anything. Plus, production costs will go down :lol:

:::troy:::

Post by **faninor** » 11/18/2005, 1:18 pm

I thought they were just going to raise the frequencies on all the recordings by 7 or 8 octaves and market it as music for dogs.

afealicious · Post by **afealicious** » 11/18/2005, 5:24 pm

BAHAHAHAH

!!!

Rusty · Post by **Rusty** » 11/19/2005, 2:04 am

bovine wrote:I think you just take it back to a store that sells it and they'll give you the new one. I don't think they've released the new versions though.

:::troy:::

Well that would be nice. Then I could listen to it without wasting my discman batteries and having annoying cords dangling around me.

bovine · Post by **bovine** » 11/19/2005, 5:50 am

faninor wrote:I thought they were just going to raise the frequencies on all the recordings by 7 or 8 octaves and market it as music for dogs.

They were thinking about that, but decided against it when dogs reacted negatively to the chipmunks christmas CD. So yeah, they're just going to be putting blank CD-Rs in the cases next year.

:::troy:::