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Nora Jones new CD -- Copy Protection -- YIKES

Can you believe this?? We work for years to get the sonics right...and now we have to deal with this copy protection BS.

I've heard that since the copy protection is based in windows executable files...that you can simply copy the CD using a mac and the copy protection is gone.

Are there any computer techies out there that could confirm or refute this.

Harry
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rar1
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On the MAC, you don't quite rip the CD to iTunes. You must first create a "playlist" in Tunes and then, copy the CD to the playlist. If the CD has copy protection, the MAC goes through the motions of copying, but when you play your playlist back, all you get is a few seconds of static and then, no sound at all. It does not crash the MAC. So, it is not a Windows thing ... it affects the MAC world, as well. I have an eMAC and I doubt that this would be much different with the Power Book. It is amazing how many discs are copy protected ... for instance, like Matthew Sweet's catalog.

Regards, Rich
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rar1
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Help me out on this one, guys. I pop the CD into my eMAC and iTunes only recognizes the same 13 songs that I would get, if I were to play the CD on my CD player. How would I access the additional bonus song(s)?

Many thanks, Rich
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