Windows Getting round "disk is not readable in computer" protection?

Discussion in 'Software' started by Guest-16, 20 Aug 2004.

  1. Guest-16

    Guest-16 Guest

    Im miffed - my Aphex Twins CDs arent readable on computers, my disk drive doesnt pick them up :grr: is there any way around this? To read the disk RAW? Its soo damn frustrating when you wanna make your audio collection on pc.
     
    Guest-16, 20 Aug 2004
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  2. felix the cat

    felix the cat Spaceman Spiff

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    if you have optical in on your soundcard, run it in from optical out on cd player and re-record...maybe?...just an idea tbh...which dj afx albums?
     
    felix the cat, 20 Aug 2004
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  3. tk421

    tk421 Idiot.

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    ive heard rumors that a single line from a black sharpie from hub to edge can bypass that protection ...

    keep in mind i havent tried it myself, as i would never support a record company that would use such protections ...
     
    tk421, 20 Aug 2004
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  4. Guest-16

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    Hmm, yea! I have optical in on my soundcard and my hifi right here.
     
    Guest-16, 20 Aug 2004
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  5. ajack

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    Yep, not had the guts to try it with any of mine tho :worried:. I'd go for the recording option :)
     
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  6. [cibyr]

    [cibyr] Sometimes posts here

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    So holding down shift doesn't do it? You could always try using something like blindwrite to read the disc raw. Also, it's possibly the drive. I have found a few CDs that won't play on my CD-RW but will on my DVD-ROM.
     
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  7. IanW

    IanW Grumpy Old Git

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    The one sure way to bypass any CD copy protection will always be to use
    a Hi-Fi CD Player & an audio patch lead. :thumb:

    As it is, copy protected CDs do not comply with the "Red Book" standard laid down
    in the 1980s, and are therefore not permitted to display the "Compact Disc" logo.
    This means that these discs are not true CDs and you can legitimately return them
    to the store for a full refund, claiming (for example) that they won't play in your
    car stereo. (Some older car stereos do have problems with some discs).

    If the record companies got more copy protected discs returned in this manner,
    maybe they'd be forced to rethink their policies?
     
    IanW, 22 Aug 2004
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  8. MovieFreak

    MovieFreak What's a Dremel?

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    And for that reason I have almost no qualms about recording it than returning it when I notice I have picked up music like this.

    It's not the disc I am wanting to buy, it's the CONTENT on it, and screw them for trying to limit my access to it.
     
    MovieFreak, 23 Aug 2004
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  9. Guest-16

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    I looked for that, and it DOES have "CD Digital Audio" on it, the standard panasonic logo. Its not that it just wont play, it actually physically wont read or recognise there's a disk in the drive :blah: both my pioneer slot loading DVDROM and DVDRW :sigh: The optical-digital lead is a bit crappy cause it means im gonna have to record, cut, crop, name, re-encode each track :rolleyes:
    I cant return it, i bought it off a friend :waah:
     
    Guest-16, 25 Aug 2004
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