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RE: ATRAC compression

Subject: RE: ATRAC compression
From: Aaron Ximm <>
Date: Sun, 14 Jul 2002 21:45:32 -0700 (PDT)
> What can you say about CD players? I just acquired a new CD player and
> tried to play a new CD with no success. I placed in a known CD that

Was it a popular CD?

Several of the major labels are now 'copy protecting' CDs with some scheme
that prevents PC/Mac CDR drives from reading them ~ one side effect is
that certain CD players can't read them.  Such CDs are I think sometimes
marked with a money-back guarantee or something... but usually in the fine
print, to avoid attracting attention.  But not always...(?)

(Another side effect I read about was that they would lock up certain Mac
models, or make them reboot, on insertion...(!)).

I'm sure a search with Google you can find reference to this problem...

If it was something from a smaller independent label, or an audiophile
one, I might discount this possibility (though who knows)...

best

 aaron

  
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