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		masfuerte 7 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Backing up Spotify This is rather misleading. Standard CDs as sold had (and have) no DRM. The scheme you link to is intended to prevent further copies of CD-Rs but you can copy a CD you bought as often as you like.

mirashii 7 days ago [–]

Unless the CD comes with a root kit that interferes with that copying. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_BMG_copy_protection_rootk...

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