Author Topic: Anti-ripping stuff on cds? (Read 358 times)

StSanta · « **on:** June 27, 2003, 04:52:27 AM »

Sis recently bought some new cd's. When she tries to transfer them digitally to her minidisc, she gets some odd sounds in intervalls while listening. She then tried to make mp3's outta 'em and then transfer, but same thing.

Is this some new anti-piracy thing that has come out? Thing is, she legally owns the cds and as such she is allowed to make copies for safekeeping or for the minidisc, but she's unable to.

Haven't found anything about it on the net. What I do know is that the RIAA apparently hasn't learned what software developers have known for decades - it can, and will, be cracked, and is only a nuisance for legitimate honest users.

I could provide a sample of the sound I guess, unless it'd be illegal for my sis to send such a one to me

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Martlet · « **Reply #1 on:** June 27, 2003, 07:24:14 AM »

I can't find it now, but I saw a news article quite awhile ago stating many companies were going to start making it so cds can't be copied onto a computer.

Maniac · « **Reply #2 on:** June 27, 2003, 07:51:16 AM »

Had an program called "un cook" or something similar, it was for MP3 files wich had "static" in them...

Fishu · « **Reply #3 on:** June 27, 2003, 11:09:20 AM »

Ain't it bright anti-piracing, when you can't even use the product you bought

and people says warez has reliability issues, but it still out does the bought products...

steely07 · « **Reply #4 on:** June 28, 2003, 04:29:56 AM »

Can u tell us what cd's i can check for you,,also what are you "ripping" them with? (software)

The program maniac is referring to is called unf*uck,do a google

StSanta · « **Reply #5 on:** June 28, 2003, 05:28:09 AM »

Will do steely; sis is visiting later today. Thanks for tips on unf*ck

-dead- · « **Reply #6 on:** June 28, 2003, 06:04:10 AM »

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Originally posted by Martlet
I can't find it now, but I saw a news article quite awhile ago stating many companies were going to start making it so cds can't be copied onto a computer.

I think that's the million-dollar copy protection system that you can defeat with a felt-tip marker, isn't it?

DA98 · « **Reply #7 on:** June 28, 2003, 07:21:35 AM »

Could you please upload a sample of the sound somewhere so we can check it? I would like to listen to that thing... just professional interest.