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BMG\'s multi-million dollar effort to copy-protect their CDs... defeated by the lowly SHIFT key. - The Brain - 10-08-2003
Princeton University student shows how holding the SHIFT key during CD playback allows MP3 recording of CD media.
Quote:Under normal circumstances, the antipiracy software is automatically loaded onto a Windows machine whenever the [BMG soul artist Anthony] Hamilton album is run in a computer’s CD drive, making traditional copying or MP3 ripping impossible. However, simply holding down the Shift key prevents Windows’ AutoRun feature from loading the copy-protection software, leaving the music free to copy, [Princeton PhD. student John] Halderman said.
*Edited-- had problems with the link.
BMG\'s multi-million dollar effort to copy-protect their CDs... defeated by the lowly SHIFT key. - madmick - 10-08-2003
D'oh!
BMG\'s multi-million dollar effort to copy-protect their CDs... defeated by the lowly SHIFT key. - Hawt Baux - 10-08-2003
Quote: “This is something we were aware of,†said BMG spokesman Nathaniel Brown
Yeah fucking right.