&%^#* copyright protection

[finboy]

so i bought a kasabian cd to listen to at work, and it won't play unless i install specific software from the record label, same idea as the last foo fighters record.

anyone know if i can get past this so i can put it on my ipod? or am i going to have to "illegally" download the album even though i bought it?

[Recca168]

there are work arounds. can't remember the name of them though. but its less work to just download the album.

[rage2]

Come by my place with the CD, I can try and convert it for you to a true audio CD.

[Euro_Trash]

People still buy cds?

[sneek]

There are a bunch of CD's like this. I think I even got a refund on a Foo Fighters CD

[Inzane]

Originally posted by Euro_Trash
People still buy cds?

I've bought lots of cds recently. Most recently Ozzy's new album.

[ca18det240sx]

cant you just rip it into mp3 and then burn it back to a writable?

will I-tunes rip it?

[finboy]

Originally posted by rage2
Come by my place with the CD, I can try and convert it for you to a true audio CD.

cool, planning another guitar get togeather?

[finboy]

Originally posted by ca18det240sx
cant you just rip it into mp3 and then burn it back to a writable?

will I-tunes rip it?

as soon as you put the cd in, it prompts an install window, if you decline then it ejects the disc

[rage2]

turn off autorun.

[AquamosH]

Originally posted by rage2
turn off autorun.

Yup, I stopped the autorun for the last Foo Fighters cd and was able to copy it on itunes. Problem is that if you already let it autorun once, it will have installed something that won't let this trick work.

Try it on a fresh computer if you can (i.e. one you haven't tried to play the cd in).

[ca18det240sx]

yep, that sounds like a solution. Under the circumstance that doesnt work, try going ctrl+alt+delete and then close the program.....

[finboy]

i suck at technology, where do i find the settings for autorun?

[HyperZell]

To disable autorun, hold down shift as you put the cd in and only let go when it's done reading.

[finboy]

tried it, skipped auto run, but every track scrambles like a skipping cd when you play it in windows media player.

riaa needs to die

[ca18det240sx]

i believe there are programs that can thwart that bullsheot


Dbpoweramp is one of them....give it a shot.

[finboy]

after doing more reading, its the exact same software that was used on the foo fighters album, the long way around it is burning the cd to a blank cd, THEN loading it into i.tunes, what a hassle.

anyone have kasabian's first album through torrents?

[ca18det240sx]

http://thepiratebay.org/search/kasabian/0/3/0

[finboy]

trying it now, thanks man

[googe]

return the CD on principle too. dont support their BS