I have just bought the Rudebox cd and cos I spend so much time in my little room with my pc I always put the music onto media player. It won't even acknowledge it's in the drive. Has anyone got any ideas please.
It does say bonus content available through opendisc. Does any one know what I'm doing wrong.
btw it does play in cd player downstairs and all my other music has been put on media successfully.:(

Perhaps your PC's got taste? And won't play Robbie Williams cos it rightly thinks he's crap! :D

I'm sorry, I'm just in a cheeky mood today :D

Perhaps your PC's got taste? And won't play Robbie Williams cos it rightly thinks he's crap! :D

I'm sorry, I'm just in a cheeky mood today :D

Thats ok Rich. I've got all his so bought it from habit but on this occasion I tend to agree with you.

Perhps its the same reason I cant play Pink Floyd - Pulse DVD on the PC. Somthing to do with copyright? I wanted to put the soundtrack onto CD to listen in the car but no deal.

Like I bought a DVD player/burner and can't copy my bought VHS onto DVD as the VHS machines are dyin out. Why the h**l have I got to buy all the fils AGAIN!! Its Cd vs tape all ove ragian!!!!!! RANT! RANT!


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Sounds like DRM - Digital Rights Management.

It's protection systems put on to CDs and DVDs to stop them being played on PCs.

there is ways around it but prob cant be discussed on here but if your SLY enough you'll find the SOFTware ;)

on top of the above, you can join the large number of decenting voices across the globe at the behaviour of corporations like sony and MS.
one of many DRM petitions (http://www.petitiononline.com/sonydrm/)

Sounds like DRM - Digital Rights Management.

It's protection systems put on to CDs and DVDs to stop them being played on PCs.
I take it now everyone is guilty regardless of being innocent. What happened to being able to make a back up if you owned the original?
So if SheShe wanted to put Robbie on an MP3 player she/he couldn't do that either?

there is ways around it but prob cant be discussed on here but if your SLY enough you'll find the SOFTware ;)

:hihi: I know exactly what you mean....I mean half the time I wish I could play ANY cd and DVD on my pc without caring about that silly copy protection rubbish. Also moan to the record company...I got a free CD that way :)

:hihi: I know exactly what you mean....I mean half the time I wish I could play ANY cd and DVD on my pc without caring about that silly copy protection rubbish. Also moan to the record company...I got a free CD that way :)

AnyDVD isn't illegal.

Nor is DeCSS:thumbsup:.

What happened to being able to make a back up if you owned the original?

You were never allowed (under UK law) to make a back-up of any copyrighted works).

I take it now everyone is guilty regardless of being innocent. What happened to being able to make a back up if you owned the original?
So if SheShe wanted to put Robbie on an MP3 player she/he couldn't do that either?

Don't ask me about the rights and wrongs of it - sheshe asked why she couldn't play it, I told her.

I have no idea what the system in use is, so can't comment about whether she can play it on an MP3 player or a hairdryer for that matter.

there is ways around it but prob cant be discussed on here but if your SLY enough you'll find the SOFTware ;)


Nice! :hihi: I worked it out from what you'd said! :hihi:

I think Sheshe means that there is extra material on the cd which is meant to be played on a PC. (much like other artists have done in the past) but the pc isn't recognising it.

there is ways around it but prob cant be discussed on here but if your SLY enough you'll find the SOFTware ;)

lol - subtle as a brick :P

Try holding the shift key down as you insert the CD, sometimes works, sometimes doesn't.

I've calmed down now - the long lay down in a dark room has worked wonders.

I never thought that I would Slyly lay down somwhere Soft to recover would happen - but it has.

Thanks guys and gals.:thumbsup:

You were never allowed (under UK law) to make a back-up of any copyrighted works).

That's open to debate depending on who you talk to. I've seen credible sources saying yes and others saying no. I'm still not entirely sure what the legal viewpoint is. With software you are allowed, not sure with music.

AnyDVD isn't illegal.

Nor is DeCSS:thumbsup:.
maybe not but its a shady area on this forum

With software you are allowed, not sure with music.

Software is dependant upon the licence:).

Music is (still) illegal to even record to magnetic tape (let alone CD/DVD/MP3 player/Ipod etc). However, this may change soon.
According to an article on ElReg (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/10/30/ippr_copyright/) (The IPPR recommends that home taping (and transferring CDs to an iPod) should finally be legalized).

Sounds like DRM - Digital Rights Management.

It's protection systems put on to CDs and DVDs to stop them being played on PCs.
Seeing as for increasing numbers of people, their music kit is their PC, that's not the most intelligent plan.

Software is dependant upon the licence:).

Music is (still) illegal to even record to magnetic tape (let alone CD/DVD/MP3 player/Ipod etc). However, this may change soon.
According to an article on ElReg (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/10/30/ippr_copyright/) (The IPPR recommends that home taping (and transferring CDs to an iPod) should finally be legalized).

From http://www.fast.org.uk/faq.asp

"The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1998 specifically allows the making of back-up copies of software, but usually only one copy providing it is for lawful use. If there is any doubt over what constitutes a back-up, check your software licence agreement or the software publisher."

So by law it is allowed :)

So by law it is allowed :)

"The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1998 specifically allows the making of back-up copies of software, but usually only one copy providing it is for lawful use. If there is any doubt over what constitutes a back-up, check your software licence agreement or the software publisher.";)

Sheshe is just ticked off because she uses her PC like a stereo, she wants to listen to Robbie via the PC, not copy it, rip it or anything

Perhaps your PC's got taste? And won't play Robbie Williams cos it rightly thinks he's crap! :D

Well done Rich..
That is exactly what I was going to say.. :thumbsup:

"The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1998 specifically allows the making of back-up copies of software, but usually only one copy providing it is for lawful use. If there is any doubt over what constitutes a back-up, check your software licence agreement or the software publisher.";)

It says check your software licence agreement to see what constitutes a back-up. It doesn't say check the software licence agreement to see if it's allowed :)

It says check your software licence agreement to see what constitutes a back-up. It doesn't say check the software licence agreement to see if it's allowed :)

But the licence can forbid a back-up;).

If the law expressly permits a back-up then a licence can't forbid it - despite what they actually write in the licence. Just because you write something in a contract doesn't mean you can make your own laws up :)

We could be here all day :)

Just thought I'd let anyone interested know that I have managed to put it on my media player.
Just don't ask me how cos I don't know. I kept pressing this then that and eventually this morning I succeeded.:)

I'd take the computer back, there's obviously somthing wrong with the GoodTaste© processor in it.

I'd take the computer back, there's obviously somthing wrong with the GoodTaste© processor in it.
:thumbsup: :hihi: