the copy protection and Mac OSX.... does it really won't work for MAC?

minkAYuko · #1 24th August 2003, 02:34 AM

I want to buy some singles from ayu at yesasia.com but I'm worried that It really won't work with my mac since I only own a Mac computer. If they are talking about the copying to a computer part, I understand that, But would a mac OS X computer read the Cd's?

jerms · #2 24th August 2003, 02:45 AM

Unimatrix Prime™ · #3 24th August 2003, 03:03 AM

Not exactly sure about how those CDs would work on Macs, but to play it safe, you can always download the mp3s that others have put up! That way, you don't have to chance it with playing it on your Mac and possibly messing something up

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MellowB · #4 24th August 2003, 12:04 PM

Hmmm i once seen some guys on TV testing some copy-protected CD's on a mac. The mac behaved VERY strange. First of it crashed totaly and wanted to boot again after they put in the disc. But since the disc was still in the drive it couldnt boot up at all and crashed again and again. And the worst is it was a mac with a CD drive that you cant open with an "Open Button" on the front of the drive - you had to eject the disc from within the MacOS - which was now impossible since the mac couldnt boot up again anymore... so - the mac was locked. You might be lucky if the drive has such an emergency eject hole or something.

I hope they have fixed that now, either with the copy protection not crashing the mac or with the mac not crashing from a copy protection. Otherwise i would strongly suggest you not putting in such a disc into the mac...

**Grantith** · #5 24th August 2003, 03:22 PM

I've heard some people have similar issues with their Mac and the CCCD. ^^^

But I have also heard from people where it works just fine. The music CD and the CCCD copy protection load as 2 separate drives on the computer, and they can rip the CD without any problems.

I never put CCCDs in my Mac because I don't know how it'll react. I can always find the files on the internet, so I don't have a need to rip them from the CDs.

jerms · #6 24th August 2003, 04:03 PM

hm. whats wrong with buying hte singles off yesasia and just sticking to the cd players? u dont neccessarily NEED to stick them in your computer..u can um. put them into a stereo next to the compuer when your listening to it and using the computer

minkAYuko · #7 24th August 2003, 08:25 PM

Yep that's true but since I have a laptop somtimes a wan[t to take the music with me, plus I really like the art work for the Cd's. I study graphic design so it's also cool to have the art work for her Cd's.... So I think "jerms" has a good point I'm going to buy the cd's regardless it works on macs or not.