Coldplay - Copy Protected CD

scargill

Not sure if I should post this here or on one of the music boards but I reckon the answer is most likely to come from someone in here.

I got the new Coldplay CD - X&Y. I can't play it on my PC or in my car stereo - the two places where I listen to music the most. Its got some sort of copy-protection on it and tries to install some crappy drivers when I put the CD into the computer and plays the music in a bitrate that sounds like its about 4 kbps !
Obviously I can't rip it to put onto my iPod either.

I'd like to be able to play the music where I like - does anyone know of a CD/DVD player that will allow me read this in my PC.

(I would return it if I bought it myself but I got it as a present.)

I don't want this to turn into a 'music piracy' thread. I just want to play the CD !!

Hobbes

Try holding the shift key down when you put it into your PC. (if the software has not already installed)

Failing that return the CD as unplayable.

TerrorFirmer

I had the same problem with one of those CD's before, but surprisingly, a CD Ripper ripped all the tracks to high quality mp3 without any problems....

Who cares if it's illegal, we paid good money for the damn thing...*

*note I am talking about ripping the music you already and as a last resort

Sparky

scargill wrote:

Not sure if I should post this here or on one of the music boards but I reckon the answer is most likely to come from someone in here.

I got the new Coldplay CD - X&Y. I can't play it on my PC or in my car stereo - the two places where I listen to music the most. Its got some sort of copy-protection on it and tries to install some crappy drivers when I put the CD into the computer and plays the music in a bitrate that sounds like its about 4 kbps !
Obviously I can't rip it to put onto my iPod either.

I'd like to be able to play the music where I like - does anyone know of a CD/DVD player that will allow me read this in my PC.

(I would return it if I bought it myself but I got it as a present.)

I don't want this to turn into a 'music piracy' thread. I just want to play the CD !!

AFAIK theresa program called AnyDVD which removes copyprotection on all discs, so get there free trial off the website and copy the music to a cd to use, rather than getting the copyprotection crap when you always try to play the music.
my sis got this aswell when she tried to play a placebo cd in her computer, it installs a program and plays it at a crap internet type steaming sound.

PS. dont sell your copies, tis illegal;)

scargill

cheers - will try those suggestions later.

MorningStar

You can actually return the CD to the store and ask for a non-protected one due to playback problems. You can get around it on your PC but not on your car stereo. A lot of the CD protection was abandoned because people were intentionally buying the protected ones and then returning them and asking for a new one without protection. It's all for back up purposes of course.

philtaylor

put the disk in your cdrw drive and just use the latest music match.

philtaylor

If you havent installed the software , put the disk in your cdrw drive and just use the latest music match. If you want it in your car burn the tracks to your hard drive and then back on to a new disk.

mp3guy

rip it as an iso with CloneCD, then mount it with Daemon Tools and it should rip.

Sgtshaft

Have a look at this CDFreaks (THE place for copy protection discussion) Forum Thread

Mr E

Audiograbber (freeware) rips copy-protected CDs.
http://www.audiograbber.com-us.net

Small download too.

Inspector Gadget

Please bring back the CD. The more hassle record companies have from people returning "copy-protected" (sheesh) CDs, the less likely they'll be to use them.

"Copy protected" CDs are (at best) an inconvenience and (at worst) an intentional attempt by record companies to cripple music so that people can't enjoy it as and when they please. If you've paid for the damn CD, you should be able to insert it into any device that can play CDs, and just play it. Period.

Anyway, the kind of protection you're talking about seems to be the kind that writes corrupted sessions/TOCs/etc to the discs themselves, thereby not complying with the appropriate standard (Red Book, IIRC?) - I wonder if as a results these discs can even legally be called Audio CDs?

Just my 2c...
Gadget

kasintahan

Exact Audio Copy is the connoisseurs choice (and it's totally free).

www.exactaudiocopy.de

grumpytrousers

Inspector Gadget wrote:

Please bring back the CD. The more hassle record companies have from people returning "copy-protected" (sheesh) CDs, the less likely they'll be to use them.

"Copy protected" CDs are (at best) an inconvenience and (at worst) an intentional attempt by record companies to cripple music so that people can't enjoy it as and when they please. If you've paid for the damn CD, you should be able to insert it into any device that can play CDs, and just play it. Period.

Anyway, the kind of protection you're talking about seems to be the kind that writes corrupted sessions/TOCs/etc to the discs themselves, thereby not complying with the appropriate standard (Red Book, IIRC?) - I wonder if as a results these discs can even legally be called Audio CDs?

Just my 2c...
Gadget

Funny you mention that about 'can you call them CD's' - they can't, and they don't. If you look back on older CD's, they all have on either the disc, the booklet or the jewel case the wee Compact Disc Digital Audio logo thing. Some discs have it more than once.

You'll find that NO copy protected disc can use this logo because it DOESN'T comply with the standards as layed down by whoever...what they produce and sell is something that is meant to be compatible with most CD Players.

I'd agree. Return the goods. They're not merchantable in that they're not suitable for the purposes for which they were offered for sale...

Cabaal

MobileInfantry wrote:

I had the same problem with one of those CD's before, but surprisingly, a CD Ripper ripped all the tracks to high quality mp3 without any problems....

Who cares if it's illegal, we paid good money for the damn thing...*
*note I am talking about ripping the music you already and as a last resort

But its not illegal its fair use, your own the CD and you wish to make a copy for your own use in a MP3 player
Personally I'd bring back the CD and demand my money back as its defective imho

Philips who helped invent CD bitched about companys adding copy protection to CD's awhile back as its breaks the standard

I am VERY tempted to go into town confirm the above as fact and buy the CD and then bring it back demanding sa refund as I wasn't sold what I beleievd was a compact disc...hmmm

scargill

Cabaal wrote:

Personally I'd bring back the CD and demand my money back as its defective imho

I am VERY tempted to go into town confirm the above as fact and buy the CD and then bring it back demanding sa refund as I wasn't sold what I beleievd was a compact disc...hmmm

Cabaal - I would do this if it wasnt a present (bought on cdwow) - so its not really worth the hassle. I have returned another cd that was copy protected. I played the complete gobsh1te when i went back to the shop - just said it wouldn't play in the car stereo (and that I had no other way of playing it). I didn't make any stand about copy-protection or invalild CD format. I got another CD instead (not same band).

Goldstein

I bought that album a few weeks ago but hadn't put it onto my mp3 player yet. Just tried it there. Put the CD in and nothing happened. Windows didn't recognise it as an audio (or any other type of) CD. Just kept saying "Please insert CD" or "No CD in drive" etc.

So I took it out put it back in with shift held down this time and it recognised it as normal. Burned it using iTunes, listened to it, quality is perfect, no problems. Your version seems different though (trying to install drivers etc). The shift thing might be worth a lash anyway if you haven't tried it.

Indignant march to music shop with receipt in hand averted.

Mutant_Fruit

doesn't matter if you got it in CD wow. Bring it back to HMV or some such place. Say it was a present (which it was) and say it won't play back. The odds are they'll take it back and give you a non-copyprotected one (if they have em). If not, kick up a fuss.

Every bit of fuss about copyprotection helps us (the consumer) get a fair deal. We want cd's that play in 100% of cd players, not 90%, or less.

irishgeo

got around some copy protection by getting the marker out and finding where the data and music tracks met and marked over the data track and volia a perfect cd. THat data track is on the outside.

tman

never noticed any copy protection on it myself.
but then, i always disable autoplay with tweakui...

Pongo

Use i tunes. Have the album myslef, the copy protected version, tried to intsall that crap on the pc alright but just play it in i tunes and you can do whatever you want with it....

Adviser

It's not illegal to copy cd's as long as you own the original. It's called a "Backup". Nice little loophole. Same applies to dvd's last time I checked....