Copy-protected CDs are messed up

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Today I went to buy M83's CD, but it was copy-protected, so I can't listen to it on my ipod, so I didn't buy it, so I was upset, so I wrote an email to EMI complaining, so I feel better.

But what the f?ck?

― Debito (Debito), Saturday, 6 December 2003 16:38 (twenty-two years ago)

Fat Chucks doesn't mention this CD on his Corrupt CD site. Please report it to him here, so he can add it to the list.

― Lord Custos Omicron (Lord Custos Omicron), Saturday, 6 December 2003 16:55 (twenty-two years ago)

The ipod thing is just one thing, what is considerably worse is several car players and DVD players don't play those copy protected CDs either.

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Saturday, 6 December 2003 18:05 (twenty-two years ago)

So make an analog copy onto a CDR.

― dlp9001, Saturday, 6 December 2003 19:16 (twenty-two years ago)

all the new japan and david sylvian remasters are copy-protected, but since you can already find them on the file-sharing networks one wonders what the point was. other than that i was going to buy all of them, and now i'm not going to buy any of them.

― fortunate hazel (f. hazel), Saturday, 6 December 2003 19:23 (twenty-two years ago)

I re-bought Hail To The Thief just so I could have a copy that wasn't copy-protected - my original copy wouldn't play on my computer or Discman, so fuck that.

― Schwingung (Damian), Sunday, 7 December 2003 09:06 (twenty-two years ago)

I have never had any problem playing copy protected CDs on my Discman, but the car stereo certainly doesn't like "Hail To The Thief".

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Sunday, 7 December 2003 15:41 (twenty-two years ago)

Are all the editions of HTTF copy-protected? Mine doesn't seem to be, and it plays fine in the computer...

― person#0 (person#0), Sunday, 7 December 2003 16:13 (twenty-two years ago)

My guess is that it only happens with the limited-edition cd's, as all people I know that had those, weren't able to play it on their car stereos.

― JP Almeida (JP Almeida), Sunday, 7 December 2003 22:20 (twenty-two years ago)

Ah, but mine is a limited edition one too......

― person#0 (person#0), Sunday, 7 December 2003 23:04 (twenty-two years ago)

I didn't buy the limited edition one, and my car CD still doesn't play it.

(Like I told the retailer, why should I pay more to get a CD that doesn't fit where all the other CDs I have are put) :-)

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Monday, 8 December 2003 01:00 (twenty-two years ago)

it matters what country you are in. the same release may or may not have copy-protection depending on where it was released. also, some car stereos can handle copy-protected CDs, some can't. it also depends on what type of copy-protection is used. different companies use different methods.

― fortunate hazel (f. hazel), Monday, 8 December 2003 02:32 (twenty-two years ago)

I bought Hail To The Theif in Japan, and I was able to copy it.

It seems that CDs in Japan are clearly labeled when it comes to copy-protection. Copy-protected CDs have a label that explicitly spells out the restrictions.

― Debito (Debito), Monday, 8 December 2003 04:40 (twenty-two years ago)

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