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Article: Copy-protected CDs fall flat with public
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- April 9, 2002
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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 ...