Copyright Control?

[IceBreaker]

Cactus Datashield discs aren't CD's at all
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...in the sense that since they contain invalid Table Of Content and tracks shorter than 4 seconds - amongst other things ? - they don't meet CD standards established by - guess who - Philips (Orange, Pink, or Red Book or something )

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They don't work in many CD players
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ARF ARF whata shame, audio protections were designed to be playable in CD players only, and now it turns out some CD readers such as my good ole' Litey can read 'em all - while some players can't!!!

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Philips is winning their case to have all such discs declared NOT CD's
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hum, I don't know if customers should lament or rejoice. Even if Philips wins, CD protection manufacturers R likely to find a means of circumventing the court's decision. Giving their discs a name other than 'CD' won't change much: they could call it 'ND' (New Disc) or whatever, this is unlikely to ward off the average buyer - discs are discs after all

So manufacturers will keep spawning off increasingly devious protection schemes, and CD software developpers will keep devising new methods for thwarting them. I guess that's what it's all about - the eternal struggle between Good & Evil ..

But hey, unprotected CDs wouldn't be much fun copying, right?