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IP: CNN & CD Copy Protection (NTK)
From: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Fri, 24 May 2002 14:07:58 -0400
------ Forwarded Message From: "Robert Raisch" <raisch () imakenews com> Date: Fri, 24 May 2002 13:47:21 -0400 To: "David Farber" <dave () farber net> So CNN call us up and ask: "Could you demonstrate the magic marker trick for defeating copy protection on Celine Dion CDs?" And we say: "Sure, but you know it only circumvents *some* copy protection systems - Cactus Data Shield 100/200 and KeyAudio, apparently?" CNN don't seem too worried about this, and turn up with an "Attack Of The Clones" soundtrack, with "Will not play on PC/Mac" on the front. And, true enough, it won't read at all in our HP8100 CD-Writer Plus. "Do the magic marker trick", they plead, as we search in vain for the distinctive multi-session-style outer track, all the while explaining the numerous different kinds of copy-protection in contemporary usage, and eventually concluding "Oh, let's just try it in the other CD drive". And lo and behold, it rips without a hiccup from the crappy old LiteOn LTN382 32X using Easy CD-DA Extractor 3. The CNN crew try to hide it, but you can see the disappointment on their faces. In some ways, we shrug, this is a less televisual, but more interesting, story - all you need to get round copy protection is a friend with moderately lame old hardware. Unless that's illegal under the DMCA nowadays as well. http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/54/25274.html - vs http://www.ntk.net/index.cgi?b=02002-03-22&l=162#l http://uk.eurorights.org/issues/cd/docs/celdion.shtml - love that new logo...
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