[luau] NEWS: New Copyprotected CD's destroy iMacs

[Joe Linux]

What happens on a mainstream Linux clone PC?

Warren Togami wrote:

>Can you say outrage?
>
>http://www.macuser.co.uk/macsurfer/php3/openframe.php3?page=/newnews/newsart
>icle.php3?id=1990
>
>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.
>
>.....
>
>Further bad news in Slashdot comments:
>
>http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=32567&cid=3514269
> "Apple designs its CD drives to support media that conforms to such
>standards. Apple computers are not designed to support copyright protected
>media that do not conform to such standards. Therefore, any attempt to use
>non standard discs with Apple CD drives will be considered a misapplication
>of the product. Under the terms of Apple's One-Year Limited Warranty,
>AppleCare Protection Plan, or other AppleCare agreement any misapplication
>of the product is excluded from Apple's repair coverage. "
>
>So not only is the computer broken because you didn't see the fine print and
>tried to play a cd in it, but you have to pay for the repairs.
>
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