Copyright Protected CDs Cracked - With Magic Markers?

Written by Benjamin A. Hunter

Tuesday, 21 May 2002

Just when you thought copyright protected CDs would be the end of playing your favorite tunes on your PC, someone proves the technology can be cracked.  In this case, an extremely low tech method was used that no one would've considered.  Would you believe a felt tip marker?  When you take it and black out the edge of the CD, where most copyright protection code resides, it allows an otherwise copy protected CD to be removed from it, giving the user the ability to burn other copies and play it on their PC or in their car's CD player.   According to this article, Internet groups have been circulating the discovery for the past week now.  In this case, it was one of Sony Music's copy protected technology that was cracked.  Does this mean they need to go back to the drawing board and consider felt tip markers as a means of removing copy protection?  Or will they ban markers like one post on alt.music.princ suggests?  When we find out, we'll make sure to bring it here to you.  =)

Last Updated ( Tuesday, 21 May 2002 )

 

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