CD Copy Protection

[Will]

Well, I'm sure we all have an opinion on this one, but would you believe that Phillips have too?

Taken from The Register
Netherlands giant Philips Electronics has lobbed a grenade into the audio copy protection arena by insisting that that CDs including anti-copying technology should bear what is effectively a plague warning. They should in Philips' view clearly inform users that they are copy-protected, and they shouldn't use the "Compact Disc" logo because they are not, in Philips' considered view, proper compact discs at all.

How do you all feel about your 'fair use' back-up copies?

 

[bigbb]

Before the discussion starts:

Has anyone actually made a 'fair use' back-up copy?

 

[Testin da Cable]

I have. I have a copy of the original winNT4.0 cdrom that I own.

 

[Will]

You mean like burning a copy of a copy you own, and playing that to save wearing out the original? Hell yeah. Don't want my original getting all scratched. This also includes 'backing up' to mp3.

 

[bigbb]

Okeh, didn't know ppl actually did that on a regular basis.

Carry on...

 

[Testin da Cable]

I have some audio cdroms that have become scratched in time. That freaked me out However, in this day and age nobody 'borrows' audio cd's anymore. for me that point is moot. Uber-expensive software cdroms and psx/2 stuff...well, if you ask me then yeah, deffo. If I was, say, a 3dStudioMAX owner...you bet I'll be making a copy to work with heh. The original will be in a locked drawer in my desk.

 

[Sar]

I backed up my ISO of WinXP to CD-R

 

[*Exor*]

I copy music CD's for use in the car, and keep the originals tucked up next to my Arcams

 

[Sar]

Considering I've had to buy 3 copies of Fat of the Land by the Prodigy, backing my frequently listened to CDs up might make sense.

Mainly though I tend to just get a shitload of MP3s and burn those to audio-cd and listen to those.