Article: Copy-protected CDs fall flat with public

Copy-protected CDs fall flat with public

Dallas Morning News

Tuesday, April 9, 2002

When are audio CDs not CDs?

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 non-standard 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 nuances that ...

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