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Originally Posted by AntiSilence

Tell that to the RIAA! Mind you, they like to try and sue dead people as well.

I also will not buy another CD since the last one would only play back in my PC at only 22kbits using a dodgy player. Of course, because I wanted to play it in my PC I *must* have been trying to copy it. Nothing to do with not having a stereo any more.

Is the CD DRM-protected? If it is:

a) You might think about pursuing a legal case under the Trade Descriptions Act and the Sale of Goods Act. According to Philips, who still own the copyright on CD production, their definition of a CD - the only definition accepted by law - says that a CD is not a CD if it's copy-protected. I can't remember what they call it instead, but if it's copy-protected the record label does not have the legal right to call it a CD.

b) If the CD is on the Sony label, you may have installed a rootkit of some sort , which might explain the poor playback. Download and run BlackLight Beta just in case, especially if your PC starts displaying odd behaviour.