On Wednesday, February 19, 2003, at 01:08 PM, Miles Goosens wrote:
> Weird.  I did check the copy-protected CD page at 
> http://www.fatchucks.com/z3.cd.html and saw no mention of either disc, 
> just in case there was some sort of WB hocus-pocus afoot.

Yeah, I did that too. I'm less convinced it's copy protection, despite 
my snarky comments to that effect, and more convinced it's just some 
kind of glitch in the disc. If it *is* copy protection, it's the 
weakest ever... I've talked to a few people who've had problems (less 
severe) than mine with "The Instigator," and in all cases (except 
Mark's, I'm assuming from his software list) they were unable to rip 
from it using OS9, but had no problems in OSX or with whatever other 
machine they had. I just don't see even the stupidest major label 
going, "Hey, let's fix it so that people running an outdated Macintosh 
OS can't burn copies of this! HAhahahaha!"

But, acknowledging Miles's tongue-in-cheek comment for what it was, I 
still have to say  seriously: My Macs really don't ever crash. :-) Five 
machines over ten years, three crashes total (including these). (I do, 
however, recognize that other Macs in the world are not as well behaved 
as mine.) So when one goes down twice while doing the same thing, the 
only two times I've tried to *do* that thing, the crack analytical team 
that works in my head starts drawing conclusions, ya know?

Thanks, all, for your input...