Music Freedom

"It is called the Cactus Data Shield, and it is designed to add noisy garbage to all copied CDs. The trouble is, it could also damage the hi-fi and loudspeakers of people who play pirated CDs."

News and reader discussion. [Slashdot]

Community weblog discussing protected and corrupted audio CDs.

Information for classical music listeners to help them identify Copy-Controlled CDs, including the graphics that appear on the packaging.

"Consumers in ordinary record stores are unwittingly buying CDs that include technology designed to discourage the making of digital copies."

News brief and reader discussion. [Slashdot]

"The first CD title has already sold 100,000 copies, but it is causing concern among audio experts because they fear that the music may be audibly distorted."