How to be stupider than Sony in one easy step
It's pretty simple - just be the label that ColdPlay signed with - apparently, buying their new CD requires the services of a lawyer:
What are the other rules? Here are some gems: "This CD can't be burnt onto a CD or hard disc, nor can it be converted to an MP3" and "This CD may not play in DVD players, car stereos, portable players, game players, all PCs and Macintosh PCs." Best of all, the insert explains that this is all "in order for you to enjoy a high quality music experience." Now, that's quality.
I wonder if the band is as stupid as the label? There's a CD I don't need, that's for sure. Heck, based on the photo of the CD insert, the CD may not even play on your non-computer player. Just like the asinine technology that Microsoft is going to ship with Vista.
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Here is a list of Albums affected....
[Stephen] January 2, 2006 9:14:49.000
This 'Copy Control' technology is here in Australia and is on the Coldplay discs here aswell as Norah Jones, Red Hot Chilli Peppers and many other artists in the EMI stable.
Here is a site that shows you the way to copy one of these CD's from the true Audio track as it has a Data & Audio layer. I have sucessfully made a backup of my own CD with this rubbish on it. This is a USA list and not Australian
http://www.dsg.cs.tcd.ie/~haahrm/copying-protected-cds/
Here is also an article regarding the proposed 'fair-use' policies that will be introduced into Australia to stop this crap from occuring here in the future.
http://entertainment.news.com.au/story/0,10221,17673408-10431,00.html
With the topic discussed on Slashdot here:
http://yro.slashdot.org/yro/05/12/27/238213.shtml?tid=188&tid=219&tid=17
Here is a shortlist of 303 Albums with this same Copy Control on it...
http://hotbuttereddeath.ubersportingpundit.com/archives/001184.html