I'd tape it and return it. No joke. It is entirely legitimate for a consumer to have a computer at the center of a music/home entertainment system, and if he was sold a product that won't work on his equipment he has every right to get his money back. Would you accept a vinyl LP that didn't work on turntables? Perhaps if enough people did this, the record companies would stop trying to punish their customers. I mean, didn't the band themselves make the entire album available online prior to release? I have personally decided to boycott copy-protected CDs. I bought the Bangles Doll Revolution without knowing it was protected-- probably would have anyway-- but have held off on the Japanese Matthew Sweet for that very reason (I have plenty of Matthew Sweet recordings to amuse myself.) If you don't let me listen on my computer (a good portion of my music listening as I always have music on during the workday) or rip tracks for a portable MP3 player or for a mix CD for my own use, then you don't get my $16. As you say-- he did buy the damn CD! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Hersh Forman" To: "Audities" Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 9:28 AM Subject: CD copy protection question > My son bought the new Radiohead CD "Hail TO The Thief" > with that new fangled CD copy protection scheme. > > Problem is, he ONLY listens to music either on his > computer or his Sony Mini Disk and is unable to do > either with this damn copy protected plastic waffle. > > Any suggestions on how to get around this would be > appreciated (offline if you wish). After all, he did > buy the damn CD! > > Thanks. > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! > http://sbc.yahoo.com