The Word Gets Out on Copy-protected CDs

Many people, especially on the job, use their computer to stand in for their stereo system these days. To take the ability to play a CD on a computer away is an act that violates consumer expectations of the product. A CD that will not function in a PC will only frustrate and anger consumers and many will simply choose to avoid them.

But they can't avoid these CDs without first becoming aware of which albums are encumbered with the technology. Enter the Web sites of both Fat Chuck and the Campaign of Digital Rights, among the first sites to post running lists of computer disabled CDs.