Klarinet Archive - Posting 000633.txt from 2002/05

From: "Tony Wakefield" <tony-wakefield@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Warning for Mac users trying to play certain CDs
Date: Fri, 24 May 2002 06:04:39 -0400

From: "Mark Charette" <charette@-----.org>

> There are copy-protected audio discs out there that will lock a Mac up. Do
> not play these in your Mac. You might have to bring the Mac to a repair
> facility to get the disc out!

More and more audio discs have this protection. I think it would be wise for
everyone to restrict their listening in future to the hi-fi system only. My
son brought home the soundtrack of the new Star Wars movie, and this CD has
this restriction feature also.
John Williams has excelled himself yet again tho`. Good descriptive music of
the highest quality. One or two tracks can stand alone as compositions
without necessarily accompanying the picture. Excellent playing (brass
especially - horns really wallop your ears to exultation) by L.S.O.
conducted by Williams.

What about the resurgence of vinyl tho`? Is this happening because it is
only too easy, to copy/duplicate onto cassette tape? Likewise CD`s not
played in computers.
This is the industry`s latest (and successful) attempt to
stop copying/re-writing onto CD.
EMI are still announcing job cuts I note.
T.W.

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