Importing Disc with Copyright Protection

Unfortunately, Allison, there is no real solution to getting CC-CD's to import into iTunes correctly. Keep in mind that Sony & one of its copy protection schemes brought PC users the rootkit software which basically installed spyware on your PC when any of these CD's were put on PC's. Even though I was on a Mac by that time, I have made it a point personally not to buy anything with copy protection. I know this is of no real help since you bought the CD overseas, but most of us who post regularly in the forums make it a habit not to buy CC-CD's as the record companies are denying you your fair use rights. I wish I could be of more help, but there just isn't any way around the copy protection. Lastly, any discussion of how to strip the copy protection of a CD would be in violation of the "terms of use" of these forums.

I can't be sure about an imported CD but I don't see how the copyright protection would be any different to a UK or European cd.

I can confirm that I bought an album which has this stupid restriction on it (Placebo 'Meds') & found a way around the importing into itunes problem.
I used the option given on the popup player that comes with the cd to 'Save Album'. I did this & it does it automatically to Window Media Player.

Once it saves the tracks to WMP, open up said player & select the tracks of the album & burn a new cd.

I guess the new CD has the tracks only & doesn't have the default 'player' with it because on loading the newly burnt CD iTunes opened immediately & I got the option to add files to my library which I did! 🙂

Since the original cd 'player' states it allows you to burn up to 3 copies, this isn't violating the copyright.

Still, I won't be buying these copyright protected CD's in future. Just plain stupid it is & doomed to fail by p ssng off consumers big time.
(Plus a waste of a cd unlesss you use a re-writable.)

Good luck with your new importing method!

Thanks for this info. I bought Stabilo's new cd today rather than download from iTunes ( I like liner notes etc in my hands). Guess what??? EMI copy protection. I have spent hours trying to figure a way to get this onto my iPod. Grrrrrrrrrr. Now I have a way around it. I will not buy another cd with this. EMI just lost a customer.

A good way to check to see if a CD is copy-protected is to check on amazon.com. They will note up front if a disc is protected

Sorry if I've made a mistake but looking on both amazon.co.uk and amazon.com I can't find any info written to inform me that a disc is copyright protected.

I checked using the album Placebo Meds as I have it here in front of me and the words 'Copy Controlled' on the insert (viewable through the clear hinge area of the CD case) are quite plain to see as is the Compatibility info on the back.
For all sellers it shouldn't be too hard to upload this info?


G4 Quicksilver (2002?) 800MHz 1 CPU Mac OS X (10.3.9)

Hello,
I am a bit annoyed after I bought a protected CD, which does not indicate that it is on the back and the front of the CD cover. I put in on my Power G5, and could not play it and of course cant rip it into my iTunes.

I heard from my friend that if you put a half inch of the clear tape (the one you can find in a stationery shop), applied to the edge (near the ring) of the shiny side of the protected CD, then put it into the CD Rom.

I tried it and guess what - yeah it played and ripped with no problem at all.

Worth a try but hope it would not make any damage to the len of the CD rom.