Making Copy Protected CDs

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Hi, I have a program called Cubase with music keyboard etc. and i've made a
mix with loops and recorded my funny art teacher saying stupid things and I
want to make CDs to sell to people I know at school, but I know some of them
has P2P software (like the old Napster) and I just want to

I just need a program that will add copy-protection to a CD - can any one
suggest anything?

Thanks!

George
 
Unfortunately, there's nothing you can do on a small scale. Even on a large
scale, major media companies have attempted to add copy protection (aka.,
digital rights management) to CDs and failed.

There are several digital audio formats that support copy protection, like
Microsoft's WMA-DRM and Apple's AAC, but those are for distribution by
download only, not on a physical CD.
 
MunkyMaze said:
Hi, I have a program called Cubase with music keyboard etc. and i've made a
mix with loops and recorded my funny art teacher saying stupid things and I
want to make CDs to sell to people I know at school, but I know some of them
has P2P software (like the old Napster) and I just want to

I just need a program that will add copy-protection to a CD - can any one
suggest anything?
Click to expand...

ALL of the current copy-protection schemes can be defeated in one way or
another. Believe me- I do it often, and it's not particularly difficult.
You've created a CD which might be of interest to a relatively small
number of consumers- is it fair to say perhaps a hundred or so? Instead
of looking at this as a little get-rich-quick project, here's an idea:
offer this up as a revenue generator for a local charity. That way the
school administration (and your art teacher) will get behind it, and
students won't feel so tempted to just run off copies of it for free.
Although you won't personally make any money, you'll be doing a "good
thing" and everyone will be buying your CD and talking about it and about
YOU. A local charity will benefit, and take note of this side-benefit:
the chicks at school will be very impressed.

Hear me now and believe me later.

Regards,
Ian.
 
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