Matthew Ruben over at MacOpinion offers up a highly educational commentary sparked by the release of “copy-protected” CDs that are forcing some computer users to make service calls after inserting these “audio” CDs into their CD-ROM drives. Some of you may already know all the facts explained in Ruben’s article, but most of you should find something new and interesting to consider in your fight against the RIAA. I mean, how many of you know the difference between Red Book, Yellow Book, Orange Book or Blue Book disc formats? Questions covered in detail (and with resourceful background links) by Ruben are:
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Why do Macs and other computers choke on copy protected CDs?
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What’s with this magic marker trick to defeat copy protection? Does it really work?
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Is Apple liable for the damage caused to my iMac by these CDs?
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Are these new Sony discs really CDs or not? Should Apple support them even if they’re not CDs?
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What about Fair Use?
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