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ivan@stellysee.de
| From | Hersh Forman <hiforman@yahoo.com> |
| Subject | Re: CD copy protection question |
| Date | Thu, 10 Jul 2003 07:35:39 -0700 (PDT) |
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This happened to me when I loaded the Radiohead CD
into my computer. I did click "yes" and it installed
some sort of player that started playing the CD. I
wish I hadn't done this if it's some sort of spyware.
If indeed this is some sort of monitoring device, does
anyone know how to uninstall it?
Thanks.
PS: Exact Audio Copy ripped it without problem. Same
for the new CD by "The Music".
--- Stewart Mason <flamingo@theworld.com> wrote:
> Mando Diao's BRING 'EM IN (out next month on Mute)
> has a new
> copy-protection device that I hadn't seen before.
> When I put the disc in
> my computer, a screen comes up that says that my
> computer must "update"
> some files before the record can be listened to. In
> other words, they want
> to install a data miner on my hard drive to monitor
> what I do with their
> CD. Monitor this, Mute: your disc is now in my
> wastebasket, and the print
> review you solicited by sending me the disc in the
> first place is entirely
> about this new device of yours (which crashed my
> computer the first several
> times I tried to listen to it) and the fact that
> making me feel like a
> criminal while I'm basically DOING YOU A FAVOR by
> drumming up some advance
> press for your new baby band is not the way to
> endear me to you, no matter
> how much I agree philosophically with your aversion
> to copyrtight theft.
>
> S
>
>
>
>
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