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Article: `Copy-Protected' CDs May Not Perform as You Expect.
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- The Dallas Morning News (Dallas, TX)
- Article date:
- February 21, 2002
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Byline: Doug Bedell
Feb. 21--QUESTION: When are audio CDs not CDs?
ANSWER: When they are copy-protected and won't play in computers that "rip" tracks into the MP3 format. Or so says Philips Electronics, the co-creator of the compact disc.
In reaction to consumer concern over tactics being tested by the Big Five major music labels, Philips recently warned record labels that nonstandard CDs cannot carry the "Compact Disc" logo that has been plastered on every audio disc since 1978.
A growing list of music releases, including those from artists such as Charley Pride and Natalie Imbruglia, are being distributed with a variety of technical ...