[linux-audio-user] linux and "enhanced" CDs

[iriXx]

Anahata wrote:

>>Of course, the finer print inside says that by "computer" they mean a PC
>>or a Mac.  My linux box won't recognize the executable to play the durn
>>thing:
> 
> 
> That's inexcusable. It's perfectly possible to put information on a CD in
> the form of a web site and the music in the form of MP3 files (or ogg,
> preferably both so everybody's happy) and let the system decide how to play
> tham.

well sadly Peter Gabriel has gone the way of being one of the big 
supporters of DRM and 'corrupt' CDs... discs with copy-prevention 
technology... 'Up' was promoted with the release of windoze media player 
  9 which is their latest effort in spyware-enabled locked down audio 
:-(....

m~

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