ZDnet News: New CDs designed to end 'ripping'

Published by Colin on 29th September 2001.

The record industry is experimenting with a new CD copy-protection system. This one places two versions of an album on a single disc: one in standard CD form that can’t be copied (which remains to be seen) and one in protected Windows Media format for use on a computer. They’re basically helping Microsoft reinforce it’s monopoly, this is crazy. And what about people using operating systems that don’t have players for that horrible windows media format?