Copy-protection bullshit!

[aMillionDreams]

I'm sorry to start a negative thread the day that Z drops, but I wouldn't be so upset if I could listen to it!  I can't hear or upload it on my computer.  Some of us were upset over the possibility of this happening but Riny assured us there was nothing to worry about.  Who was that message from, Riny?  I have an angry letter to write! >:(

[EC]

I'm sorry to start a negative thread the day that Z drops, but I wouldn't be so upset if I could listen to it!  I can't hear or upload it on my computer.  Some of us were upset over the possibility of this happening but Riny assured us there was nothing to worry about.  Who was that message from, Riny?  I have an angry letter to write! >:(

This is weird...  I had zero problems loading it onto my computer.  I put it in and then it just kind of did everything for me.

What kind of computer do you have?

[aMillionDreams]

it's a PC, HP, Windows XP.  I don't run IE, so that may be a problem.  All this stuff pops up saying it's verifying stuff and then it disappears and nothing happens.  Realplayer says no disc in drive, windows plays it with skips, and if I open it through explore the same thing happens when I pop it into the drive.  AAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!! >:( >:(

[CC]

not sure what the problem is. it should be able to play.
have you read the other threads? maybe there's something in there that helps.

[EC]

it's a PC, HP, Windows XP.  I don't run IE, so that may be a problem.  All this stuff pops up saying it's verifying stuff and then it disappears and nothing happens.  Realplayer says no disc in drive, windows plays it with skips, and if I open it through explore the same thing happens when I pop it into the drive.  AAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!! >:( >:(

Huh.  I have a PC with Windows XP, too.  I usually use Mozilla for my browser.  I think I exited all programs before starting up the cd.  I just went into the "My Computer" section and clicked on my E drive, and it began.

Let me just check and see if there's a help section or anything...

[aMillionDreams]

not sure what the problem is. it should be able to play.
have you read the other threads? maybe there's something in there that helps.

yeah, I read that stuff save the 25 page dissertation by the Princeton computer science student.  I can't invest that much time to it.  Does anyone else know what the problem is?  How do I get this mystical window to pop up?

Btw, I fucking hate record companies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[EC]

yeah, I read that stuff save the 25 page dissertation by the Princeton computer science student.  I can't invest that much time to it.  Does anyone else know what the problem is?  How do I get this mystical window to pop up?

Btw, I fucking hate record companies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Okay, let's just take a deep breath here.....  ahhhhhhh.

I sent you a pm.  We'll get you working.  

(You're sure you have enough space on your hard drive, right?)

[aMillionDreams]

When I click on the specific drive a bar pops up saying My Morning Jacket and it says "verifying component definitions" underneath it.  Then, the bar disappears and... nothing!!!!

If anyone has the same problem and figures it out, please let me know.

[EC]

When I click on the specific drive a bar pops up saying My Morning Jacket and it says "verifying component definitions" underneath it.  Then, the bar disappears and... nothing!!!!

If anyone has the same problem and figures it out, please let me know.

Dudes, whoever has a PC and hasn't put it on their computer yet, can you do that and let aMD know what happens?

[sboogie]

Another fucked up thing about this copyright bullshit is that you can't load it into itunes. Which really pisses me off, seeing as how after I buy cds I immediately import them on to my ipod so I can play them in my car (I don't have a cd player in my car, just an ipod w/ itrip). And I am sure as hell not going to purchase it a second time on itunes. It would be super awesome for the stick-up-the- ass suits at the record company to give the legitimate cd buyers some kind of code to allow itunes importing without having to purchase through itunes.

P.S. The album is great

[EC]

Okay, that's weird too, because when mine loaded up, it gave me an option of transferring to an iPod or whatever...

[sboogie]

Well, mine loads up and allows me to import it, however it skips once I play it back through itunes. It also won't allow itunes to convert the WMA file to an Mpeg4 file. It let's you get all the way up to the conversion step, and then when you try,it says something like "Could not be converted."

[EtotheG]

I think this record company copy protection fanaticism is getting waaaaaaaaay out of hand.  It's hard to not feel decieved or straight up RIPPED OFF when you buy a CD with no kind of indication on the cover sleeve that its got this copy protect software on it.

I mean, really, who is feeding MMJ tunes to the file-sharing networks?!  Not me!  Why should the average fan who goes out and buys the CD on the day its released have to go through all this hassle just to load it on their iPod or listen to it on their computer?  I also bought the new Broken Social Scene, Franz Ferdinand (spare me yr music snob elitism) and Deftones, and none of them have all this protection bullshit on them.

I think its insulting to the fans when bands allow record labels to treat them like this.  I paid for it; I should have the right to do whatever the fuck I want to with it!

Anyone?

[EC]

Okay, so aMD, I stuck the cd in again, and it just started to automatically load.  It said verifying components, and then it went to this thing called media max, and then initializing, and then it just loaded up into the MMJ playing station.

Each section took a little while, though...

[EC]

p.s.  Is anyone seeing this thread double, or am I wasted?

[corey]

It's there twice for some reason.

[aMillionDreams]

I think this record company copy protection fanaticism is getting waaaaaaaaay out of hand.  It's hard to not feel decieved or straight up RIPPED OFF when you buy a CD with no kind of indication on the cover sleeve that its got this copy protect software on it.

I mean, really, who is feeding MMJ tunes to the file-sharing networks?!  Not me!  Why should the average fan who goes out and buys the CD on the day its released have to go through all this hassle just to load it on their iPod or listen to it on their computer?  I also bought the new Broken Social Scene, Franz Ferdinand (spare me yr music snob elitism) and Deftones, and none of them have all this protection bullshit on them.

I think its insulting to the fans when bands allow record labels to treat them like this.  I paid for; I should have the right to do whatever the fuck I want to with it!

Anyone?

Amen, brother!

EC, still no luck despite your attempts to help.  And I do see a double of this thread.  trippy

[painted8]

I used Exact Audio Copy to put mp3s of Z on my computer without problems. It's a program that rips wav files off of a computer, but can also then convert them to mp3s with the LAME add-on.

[corey]

EAC is considered by most traders to be the most accurate ripper out there.... and it's free.
Just google it.

[aMillionDreams]

you da man.  I knew that some electronic macguyver would show me the true path of getting around this bullshit. :)