Write-protected CDs are designed to have files copied to them only once. Blank write-protected CDs are identified as CD-R discs. Using the default options in Windows, once you copy files to a CD-R and ...

Technology buffs have cracked music publishing giant Sony Music's elaborate disc copy-protection technology with a decidedly low-tech method: scribbling around the rim of a disk with a felt-tip marker ...

LONDON -- Technology buffs have cracked music publishing giant Sony Music's elaborate disc copy-protection technology with a decidedly low-tech method: scribbling around the rim of a disk with a ...

Mac users may want to check the labels on their music CDs twice, as copy-protected audio discs flooding the market may lead to serious problems when they are played on some computer systems. Since ...

a follow-up Following up on yesterday's item on copy-protected audio CDs that not only do not play on a Mac, but may get stuck in the CD drive, articles recently posted to newscientist.com (Copy ...

The latest improvement to Sony’s CD “copy protection” technology can still be defeated with sticky tape or marker pens, New Scientist has found. But Sony warns the methods could damage the discs and ...

And so, I dutifully purchased yet another copy of Stand Up (I’d already grabbed the album from the iTunes Music Store to check out iTunes’ new video feature) and took a look. For those new to the ...

Sony Music’s first move into mass market CD copy protection has come with the European release of singer Celine Dion’s new album, A New Day Has Come. The copy protection system obstructs PC copying ...

NEW YORK – Burning and downloading songs may soon be an activity of the past, as copy-protected CDs begin to hit the market. Last month, More Fast and Furious: Songs From and Inspired by the Motion ...

Sony BMG Music Entertainment announced that it has been testing a digital rights management (DRM) system called “sterile burning” and has already released 10 CD titles — about 1 million discs — with ...