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CD copying war heats up

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Published: 10 Apr 2002 11:55 BST

NEWS
Celine Dion disc could crash European PCs
Fri 5 Apr: Sony is releasing a copy-protected version of Celine Dion's latest album in Europe, using technology that won't allow it to be played on computers

Copy protection could be built into hardware
Mon 25 Mar: Microsoft researchers jump into the tussle between Hollywood and hardware makers over anti-copying protection, saying software alone isn't enough to lock out pirates

New CD protection won't play on PCs
Wed 6 Mar: In the next stage of the battle to prevent illegal CD copying, digitally protected discs are being released with songs that won't play on PCs

Universal copy-protected CD shuns media players
Wed 19 Dec: Copy-protection on a music CD means it can only be played through Windows using a specific audio player

UK buyers fume over copy-protected CD
Tues 20 Nov: BMG has been forced to issue replacement CDs after copy protection on the latest Natalie Imbruglia causes problems for consumers

Sites spotlight reports of copy-protected CDs
Tues 13 Nov: UK and US sites are listing music CDs with the latest controversial copy-protection

Michael Jackson rocks the copy-protection world
Tues 25 Sept: Sony has used a copy-protection measure on Michael Jackson's CD to prevent people from making digital copies

Copy lock shuts out music pirates
Wed 5 Sept: Bertelsmann's Sonopress will use new technology to try and prevent illegal copying of music CDs

The day the music (CD) died
Tues 7 Aug: New discs will cut down on music piracy and bring benefits to the consumer, claims InterTrust

Snap, crackles and pops aim to stop CD piracy
Thurs 19 July: Copyright-protected CDs are already on the market. But Macrovision won't say which labels are using its technology, which adds clicks and pops when music files are copied to PCs

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