rach 1 Posted January 17, 2005 Share Posted January 17, 2005 I bought a cd at the weekend and it's one of these copy control ones. It works fine on the PC and in iTunes as well. So ---what's the point? Am I missing something? Also seems strange to spend so much time preventing people who have actually bought the thing making a copy for themselves.. Link to post Share on other sites
tsondaboy 0 Posted January 17, 2005 Share Posted January 17, 2005 did you try to make a copy also? Link to post Share on other sites
veronica 2 Posted January 18, 2005 Share Posted January 18, 2005 Is it being on an ipod not counted as a "copy"? As you said, it does seem curious that they are trying to stop people who have actually bought the thing to make their own copy. You'd have thought there were more urgent matters and baddies out there to try and stop. Link to post Share on other sites
sakebomb 0 Posted January 18, 2005 Share Posted January 18, 2005 I heard somewhere a few companies were going to stop selling CCD can't remember who at the moment! If you really want to apparently you can copy/burn them anyway! Link to post Share on other sites
proudtobegay 0 Posted January 18, 2005 Share Posted January 18, 2005 Yeah its not hard to get round Link to post Share on other sites
pjem 0 Posted January 19, 2005 Share Posted January 19, 2005 Only a few are copy control. Who decides that - the label and/or the artists? Link to post Share on other sites
1 4 Posted January 23, 2005 Share Posted January 23, 2005 Sony: Sony is abandoning its copy-protected CDs that use built-in technology to limit copying them. The CDs allow users to copy their music once for free onto a personal computer, but use the internet to charge a fee for subsequent copies of the same disc. Sony Music Entertainment said it would stop producing the CDs because its message against illegal duplication has widely sunk in. A spokesperson said only a small part of the population illegally copy CDs. Restricted playback The copy protection technology was introduced two years ago by record companies who faced a sales slump and wanted to stop pirated CDs reaching the black market. It usually works by placing a layer of data on a CD that enables playback only on a home stereo or portable hi-fi device. However, in January Belgium-based consumer group Test-Achats said the technology also stopped fans playing the CDs on some devices and making legitimate back-up copies. The group called for EMI, Universal, Sony and BMG to stop releasing copy-protected CDs and to reimburse fans. Big-selling releases including Shakira's Laundry Service and Radiohead's Hail to the Thief were affected, Test-Achats said. Piracy slowdown In July the International Federation of Phonographic Industries (IFPI) estimated that 35% of all CDs sold in the world were pirate copies. The ratio of illegal to legal sales had increased from one in five in 2000 to one in three in 2003. The growth of pirate CDs has slowed, however. The number of pirate CDs rose 4% in 2003, compared with a 14% rise in the previous year. Sony recently started adapting its copy protection strategy due to the proliferation of MP3 computer files, used to store music in portable audio players such as Apple's iPod. Last month Sony announced that its own portable audio players, which will soon go on sale in Europe, will be able to use any MP3 files. Previously, Sony's players only handled MP3 files that were converted into the company's own format. Link to post Share on other sites
jstepp 0 Posted January 23, 2005 Share Posted January 23, 2005 I guess I belong to a "small part of the population"... along with everybody else I know. Link to post Share on other sites
ian.f 0 Posted January 23, 2005 Share Posted January 23, 2005 I'm actually a bit confused as to what exactly is legal and not.... Link to post Share on other sites
dizzy 0 Posted January 23, 2005 Share Posted January 23, 2005 ian--copyright in the U.S. as well as in Japan is very ambigious, so take what i'm about 2 say w/ a grain of salt...The Copyright Act of 1976 (effective 1978) was made 2 protect the authors of "original works". that means, as soon as you begin to write a novel, paint a picture, write a song,....it belongs 2 U and U only. when large record companies, 4 example, agree 2 release Ur album, part (most) of the music then belongs 2 the company. copyright makes it illegal 2 produce mass copies without written permission. if someone can prove U copied 5000 CDs on2 5000 CD-RWs, U R violating copyright. the ambigous part is that if U make 2 copies 2 give 2 Ur friends/family, U've technically done nothing illegal. remember blank tapes? back then, no one cared if U made a mix tape and gave it 2 Ur friend. but now with the Internet, bands like Metallica sue software like Napstre and say the file sharing is illegal...and they win. all sounds pretty dumb 2 me. yeah, a small portion of the masses make copies available on the Internet, but there's becoming a thinner/finer line of who to prosecute--the Internet? Ur ISP? U? hope that cleared up more than it confused. the Internet has put the means of production in2 the hands of the people! Link to post Share on other sites
brit-gob 9 Posted January 24, 2005 Share Posted January 24, 2005 Confused. But don't worry, I think the laws are confused too. Link to post Share on other sites
veronica 2 Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 thanks dizzy. even more confused now! as britgob says, I think the laws are all confused. Link to post Share on other sites
HoTRoD 2 Posted January 26, 2005 Share Posted January 26, 2005 I dont seem to have any problems copying Copy Control Cds at all actually. Link to post Share on other sites
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