Apple has posted a support article, “iTunes: Unable to import copy-protected audio discs.”
Symptom: iTunes is unable to import (“rip”) tracks from certain audio discs that have a copy protection system.
Products affected: iTunes, iPod
Solution:
1. Make sure you can import tracks from other audio CDs with your optical drive. If you can import tracks from other CDs, make sure the disc is clean and free from debris and scratches.
2. If the disc contains additional multimedia, the disc may have been created in a way that does not allow the audio portion to be imported into iTunes. You should contact the manufacturer of the disc for additional assistance with these types of discs.
3. Certain audio discs may contain copyright protection mechanism that prevent users who do not have appropriate rights from reproducing the contents of the discs on other media. You should contact the manufacturer of the audio disc for information on the type of disc provided.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=75182
Related articles:
New copy-protected CDs are Apple iPod incompatible – August 04, 2005
Sony BMG and EMI try to force Apple to ‘open’ iPod with iPod-incompatible CDs – June 20, 2005
New Sony BMG copy-protected CDs lock out Apple iPod owners – June 01, 2005
BTW, should these ‘copy-controlled’ discs be in the same section of the store as regular CDDA discs?
Should a consumer’s class action lawsuit force store owners to segregate these non-Redbook-compliant ‘audio discs’ from ‘CDs’ and ‘DVDs’?
Max is right, of course. Any message sent should be as polite and rational as possible.
And the idea that no red book ‘CDs’ should be in a different section. I think that’s perfectly reasonable. Or they should be clearly marked. We can have a sticker warning of explicit lyrics, why not one for unwanted DRM ?
The music industry really is going to kill the goose that lays the golden egg soon.
Wow, that was a lot of help. Thank you Apple for that useless piece of advice.
History is-as usual repeating itself. They try and prevent us from doing stuff, we find away around it, they keep us from copying CDs, and we find a way to shut their stupid protection crap up. It’s a never ending cycle. They said we could never copy a DVD, but we did. They said that we would never be able to illegally download stuff anymore, but we still can. It’s the same for this. We will find a way around their little things time and time again-until hopefully they simply just give up. The celebs have enough money (they dont deserve any to begin with). So please, don’t waste your time RIAA you losers.
Plus, if you buy something, you are entitled to do with it as you please. So if they decide to cell copy protected cds and dvds and whatnot, then you should be able to make copies and whatever without getting in trouble (which, techically, would defeat the whole purpose of the copy protection stuff anyway)
Oh, if this is talkiong about just the Windows version of iTunes then i dont care…..Macs kick ass forever!
I like the idea of sending the artists your views on the matter as Hywel and Max suggest, even to the RIAA and BPI as well respectively.
The BPI is the UK equivalent to the RIAA. For the artists themselves many have websites that allow their fans to leave messages, but be aware that most have somekind of vetting, that is messages deemed as insulting will not be read by the intended artist.
It’ll be some lowlife whose job is to vet messages and no more and not likely to have any connection with the artist themselves.
Still despite that a lot of artists love iTunes, yes Paul Hewson (Bono) of U2 and he carries a lot of clout that many of the newer artists will endorse too and agree with along with telling record companies where to stick it!
Given the above, artists love to have feedback, just not all relish getting abuse, so keep to the point as Max and Hywel suggest and it’ll be okay.
what OzsCrss101 said.
Well this all sux….. just trying to get MY cd’s onto HDD so I can use the HDD to play from iTunes over my APPLE wireless network to my airport express boxes so I can have music all over my house which I can control by “remote” on my iPhone and I find I can’t import and convert any of my cd’s at all as I don’t have privileges to do so with legitimately purchased cd’s …. should I provide the receipts or change to another system????
Apple is becoming second choice presently!!
ANY bright ideas out there please mail directly to me… it’s sunday evening and I need music!