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>Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 09:24:48 -0400
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>Subject: Re:  #6694 Copy-protection crashes computers?

Here is a little more on the copy-protection crash issue,
forwarded from Frank Antonelli on the staff here. He
picked it up from Mac User:

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Simon Aughton
Celine Dion kills iMacs!
An Apple dealer has 'confirmed' to the Campaign for Digital Rights
(CDR) that attempting to play the latest Celine Dion CD in a new iMac
will result in the machine having to be sent for repair.

As we reported last month, Celine's latest offering - A New Day Has
Come - features copy-protection to prevent it being played and
duplicated in a PC, and that same copy-protection was believed to be
capable of damaging the PC's firmware. It seems that this is
definitely the case, as once the CD is inserted into a new iMac it
cannot be removed and the machine cannot be restarted.

This may not be the only CD which could cause the problems. CDR
reports that a number of CDs from Sony-owned companies such as Epic
and Columbia may also pose a threat. These include the soundtrack for
Star Wars Episode II and discs from Shakira, Jennifer Lopez and
Destiny's Child. The CDs carry a small warning stating 'Will not work
on PC/Mac'.

CDR continues to compile a lengthening list of copy-protected CDs and
though not all of them will damage your Mac, some are reported as
delivering poor quality sound when played 'legitimately' in hi-fi
equipment.

Apple has responded to this problem in a support article listing a
number of methods of ejecting a protected CD.

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