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 music industry group has proposed a logo to identify CDs that include anti-copying features, saying the feature could help allay consumer concerns over the technology. The International Federation ...

Midbar said its technology, dubbed Cactus Data Shield, prevents people from illegally reproducing music without altering the sound quality. Midbar said the announcement, which did not indicate a time ...

For more than a year, the anti-copying technology loaded on some major label compact discs has been compatible only with Windows-based computers. Those CDs have allowed listeners to move digital files ...

The prevention of unauthorized copying of software and media. With regard to software, from the 1950s to the 1980s, copy protection was not a major issue. It became a problem after the advent of the ...

Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) and leading Japanese independent label Avex are dropping CD copy-protection technology from their releases. By Billboard Staff TOKYO — Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) ...

A new kind of copy-protected music CD will likely hit U.S. shelves early next year, as record label SonyBMG experiments with a technology created by British developer First 4 Internet, ZDnet reported.

I recently bought the new Aphex Twin CD Drukqs. I quite like it and would like to rip it to my HD as MP3 (as I did with the ~300CD I BOUGHT so far). Now, Aphex Twin's label is Warp/Zomba and they use ...

I was standing in my local recordshop, and I was thinking of purchasing the new foo fighters album... I checked the back and it said that it was only designed to play in Audio players and may ...

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 ...

GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. In an ironic twist last week, a moderator on the forums for copy ...