Radio Stations can't play (certain) copy protected CDs

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Copy protected CDs: artists can be the losers By Online StaffApril 3 2003

Music companies which use copy protection may be denying the artists under contract to them legitimate play time on radio stations, if the happenings at one outfit are any indication. This radio station, which recently received its regular bag of freebies from EMI, finds that it is unable to play any of the CDs it received - the copy protection on the discs gets in the way. EMI started issuing the copy-protected CDs in November last year. Many people have complained about them. Record companies regularly send out free copies of most singles and hot albums hoping to get airplay on radio stations. The station in question has no standalone CD players, just desktop PCs (all running Windows 2000) and a couple of old Denon CD Cart players. "The CD tries to install some files to allow the PC to play the CD but my boss won't authorise the installation of these files because he has no technical info on the software," wrote the gentleman who let us know about this. "And if we can't transfer the CD tracks to our digital playout system the CD ain't going to get any airplay at all!" This won't help the career of Dave Bridie one bit - one of the CDs which landed at this station was Hotel Radio.

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― Lord Custos Epsilon (Lord Custos Epsilon), Sunday, 6 April 2003 20:41 (twenty-two years ago)

haven't had problems myself with copy-protected cd's at the radio -- then again, there are "standalone cd players" at our studio, plus i haven't even used any copy-protected records in my shows, ha -- at the same time a colleague of mine says that the regular ("standalone") cd player he has at home has failed to play copy-protected cd's on several occasions

― t\'\'t (t\'\'t), Sunday, 6 April 2003 20:57 (twenty-two years ago)

I was worrying about this. although it hasn't happened here yet we also use a digital system to create and air our shows. pretty soon i will be pleased to say: Sony, sorry guys, gotta play some indie stuff.

― gaz (gaz), Sunday, 6 April 2003 21:32 (twenty-two years ago)

which station are you on gaz?

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Sunday, 6 April 2003 22:50 (twenty-two years ago)

Sony, sorry guys, gotta play some indie stuff.
Hmmm. Well (if the RIAA's stats are to be believed) the Major Labels are starting to feel the pinch because of p2p downloading (and not because of overprized, inferior product...no, that'd never happen...) but I wonder if at least part of that money is now going to small indie labels.

― Lord Custos Epsilon (Lord Custos Epsilon), Sunday, 6 April 2003 22:53 (twenty-two years ago)

probably not. more likely (not small, not indie) DVD distributors

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Sunday, 6 April 2003 22:54 (twenty-two years ago)

jim i work at but am not on an ethnic station of considerable size.

― gaz (gaz), Sunday, 6 April 2003 22:57 (twenty-two years ago)

and, as if by magic, the next person i talk to here confirms it: he doesn't play anything copy protected cos he'd have to record it into the system in real time (analog).

― gaz (gaz), Monday, 7 April 2003 01:05 (twenty-two years ago)

and i'm getting worried here. he also mentioned arch in helsinki. someone's watching me...

― gaz (gaz), Monday, 7 April 2003 01:12 (twenty-two years ago)

oh lord.

(my outspokenness on AiH have caused me no end of trouble lately)

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Monday, 7 April 2003 01:14 (twenty-two years ago)

Hmmm.. Interesting news. :-)

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Monday, 7 April 2003 01:32 (twenty-two years ago)

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