I hate to go out on a limb like this, but this is a serious issue that needs addressing.
The new Burt Bacharach CD, "At This Time", is copy protected. For my own part, I will be boycotting this release on ALL formats until I get a copy without the protection.
For many who play the CD on a standard CD player, it should work with no issues at all.
The WARNING comes about for those who play CDs on their computer, Sony/BMG has seen fit to use software that installs it self as a "root kit" that essentially replaces some of your computer's drivers with their own, in an effort to combat copying ANY CD on your computer. Thanks to the "autorun" feature of some computers, the software installs itself without the end user doing anything. If you were unfortunate enough to buy any recent Sony/BMG CD and have used it in your computer, you are basically already infected with what we in the computing industry call "malware". IOW, it disables or severely cripples the normal operation of your computer.
Here's a site that shows how to remove this malware from your computer; it is installed quite deep in your system, requiring you to reboot into safe mode to undo the damage this malware does to your system:
http://club.cdfreaks.com/showthread.php?t=151461
As I said, I am no longer buying any Sony/BMG CDs that have this copy protection. Burt's new CD is unfortunately one of those, but Neil Diamond's upcoming 12 Songs and the new Santana album are also copy protected.
Sorry, Mr. Bacharach...but in your words, "at this time" I will NOT be buying your new album, in ANY format, until this issue is resolved.
The new Burt Bacharach CD, "At This Time", is copy protected. For my own part, I will be boycotting this release on ALL formats until I get a copy without the protection.
For many who play the CD on a standard CD player, it should work with no issues at all.
The WARNING comes about for those who play CDs on their computer, Sony/BMG has seen fit to use software that installs it self as a "root kit" that essentially replaces some of your computer's drivers with their own, in an effort to combat copying ANY CD on your computer. Thanks to the "autorun" feature of some computers, the software installs itself without the end user doing anything. If you were unfortunate enough to buy any recent Sony/BMG CD and have used it in your computer, you are basically already infected with what we in the computing industry call "malware". IOW, it disables or severely cripples the normal operation of your computer.
Here's a site that shows how to remove this malware from your computer; it is installed quite deep in your system, requiring you to reboot into safe mode to undo the damage this malware does to your system:
http://club.cdfreaks.com/showthread.php?t=151461
As I said, I am no longer buying any Sony/BMG CDs that have this copy protection. Burt's new CD is unfortunately one of those, but Neil Diamond's upcoming 12 Songs and the new Santana album are also copy protected.
Sorry, Mr. Bacharach...but in your words, "at this time" I will NOT be buying your new album, in ANY format, until this issue is resolved.