I guess they exist out there, but I never met a music cd I couldn't rip the pants off. And I don't think I've ever seen (heard) a copy-protected (music) cd anyway. Who has? (A show of hands, please). Philips (Netherlands) will punish any company who strays too far from red-book standard, which they hold serious patents on. Anyone have experiences with Macrovision's 'SafeAudio'? (Uh.....sounds like putting on a 'rubber'); Midbar Tech's "Cactus Data Shield"; SunnComm's "MediaCloQ"; or any other recent "innovation" that the IFPI (the record-industry umbrella group to which the RIAA of America belongs), has come up with? I believe in anti-music-piracy, but many of these schemes (and presumably many other to follow as the shakedown continues), either degrade the audio, or produce discs that are not fully red-book compliant and cause playback problems on legitimate cd standalone or pc players. New copy protection schemes are being quietly field-tested all the time. (It's all very hush-hush & under the table), and some of these discs are now waiting in your local vendors' stores, the manufacturer's of which are patiently waiting for your reaction to their unnanounced presence. - K.A. -













