[AntiSilence]

Originally Posted by Anonymouse

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.

Yes, the CD is copy protected (but not very well ). I tried ripping it under XP and it was just listed as a big data track so not rippable. But, under Win2k, they were listed as the real audio tracks. So I ripped it to MP3 to listen to it properly.

I know about the bit about not being able to call it a CD, but I'm not sure what it says on it without digging it out of a box somewhere! And, I seem to recall that it was on the Sony label then I read about their nice little rootkit. But fortunately, I'd reinstalled XP since then on a new hard drive, but had already MP3'd it

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Originally Posted by cookie_365

Yes, though chances are it doesn't actually say it's a CD anywhere on the packagaing or on the disk - though given that these things tend to be displayed & sold together with genuine CDs you may have a case under SOGA - not sure if it's ever been tested in court.



Were any of these abominations sold in the UK? I was under the impression they weren't, though I can't be bothered to search for the info Was it a grey import?

Yes, they were sold in the UK. And no, it's not a grey import. It's the full UK version.