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Have copy-protected CDs been released in the U.S.?

• I am looking for statements from record label executives, press releases from record labels or copy-protection technology companies, or news reports including specific supporting quotes, showing: 1) That Copy-protected CDs have been released in the U.S.: I'm looking for statements about the release of copy-protected CDs other than "More Music From the Fast and the Furious", Charlie Pride's "A Tribute to Jim Reeves", The Donnas' "Spend the Night" and the UK version of Celine Dion's "A New Day has Come." If possible, I want U.S. release figures from record label or copy protection technology sources; and 2) When copy-protected CDs will be released in the U.S. in bulk quantities: I'm looking for music or technology industry statements about plans to release bulk quantities of copy-protected CDs in the U.S. and when that's likely to occur. I'm looking for at least 2 statements for each question, please. I have already seen FatChucks (http://www.fatchucks.com/z3.cd.html), but I'm looking for official information from copy protection technology companies or record labels on their plans for distributing these discs. You might want to start with this site: http://www.cdmediaworld.com/hardware/cdrom/cd_protections.shtml Under the heading "Commercial Audio CD Protections" they have descriptions of each technology with links to company home pages and press releases. Thanks!

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  Based on the following news reports and press releases, widespread US distribution of copy-protected CDs has not yet occurred. Apparently the technologies are being tested extensively in Europe and Asia, with over 100 million copy protected CDs based on Macrovision's technologies alone having been released. There is a report by a J.P. Morgan analyst that Arista records will be making volume shipments of copy protected CDs in the US by this summer. I was able to find statements by Universal Music, including their technical support web site for copy protected CDs, and BMG regarding their copy protection activities to date. Both claimed to still be limiting themselves to trials only in the US. I was unable to find any additional online compilations of copy protected CDs beyond the ones listed in the comments. However, Rolling Stone magazine indicates that the debut record from hip-hop artist Pretty Willie and the country release by Len Doolin are copy protected in the US, in addition to the titles you mentioned and those presented in the comments. I hope you find the following information helpful. Wonko http://news.com.com/2100-1023-956069.html?tag=fd_lede "Labels loosening up on CD copy locks" by John Borland, CNet News.com, September 3, 2002 "Now major record labels themselves have put the brakes on the drive for copy protection, at least in the United States, even as record stores lobby for the locks to be added as soon as possible. 'From our perspective, CD copy protection is unfortunately not as good as we'd all like it to be," said Christa Haussler, vice president of new technology at music label BMG Entertainment.' "But in the United States, the largest consumer market in the world, the silence on the issue is increasingly conspicuous. Universal Music, whose executives led the industry last year by saying they would copy-protect a significant proportion of their discs by this summer [note: 2002 presumably, based on the date of the article], has had only three relatively small releases." "Universal declines to discuss its strategy in detail, other than to provide a stock statement noting it is still investigating the technology. 'The integration of copy-protection technology into some of our CDs is a first step in measuring its effectiveness in a quickly evolving marketplace,' the company's statement says. 'We have not finalized our plans for 2002, nor have we made a commitment to put copy protection on all of our CD releases.' " http://news.com.com/2100-1023-271344.html?tag=bplst "One million copy-protected CDs released" by Gwendolyn Mariano, CNet News.com, August 8, 2001 "Israeli security company Midbar said Wednesday that it released 1 million copy-protected CDs in the European market and plans are in discussion for entry in the U.S. market." http://www.musichelponline.com/ Universal Music Group technical support web site for copy protected CDs "Why have you copy-protected the CD? UMG is incorporating copy protection into their CDs to assess its viability in protecting the rights of our artists and copyright holders by preventing CD copying and illegal Internet distribution." "Are you going to copy-protect all CDs from now on? UMG is committed to protecting the rights of its artists and copyright holders. UMG will be testing various technologies on specifically identified releases throughout 2002." http://news.com.com/2100-1023-277197.html "Universal copy-protected CD shuns players" by John Borland, CNet News.com, December 18, 2001 Has information about "The Fast and The Furious," which includes a toll-free helpline and a link to the Musichelponline.com web site with the CD. http://www.macrovision.com/news/pressreleases/audio.php3?pr=9e7541ae80d9f398d4856568d74e77a3 "Macrovision Protected Music CDs Surpass 100 million" April 2, 2003 "Strong Growth in Europe and Asia Helps Macrovision Reach New Milestone" "The 100 million CDs produced to date include releases from most of the five major worldwide record companies, in addition to major record labels in Japan." http://www.rollingstone.com/news/newsarticle.asp?nid=15990 "special report: copy-protected CDs" by Warren Cohen, Rolling Stone, June 7, 2002 "So far, only four protected CDs have been officially released in the U.S.: The More Fast and Furious soundtrack and the debut record from hip-hop artist Pretty Willie, both on Universal, and country releases from Charley Pride and Len Doolin on two Nashville indie labels. While the technology has spread rapidly in Europe and Asia, American labels are moving more slowly because early reports about the plan have pissed off an array of home tapers, electronics and computer companies, and even some members of Congress. But protection for major releases may be just around the corner: There was much discussion between Eminem and Interscope Records about whether to copy-protect his upcoming disc, The Eminem Show, though the rapper, his label and his manager decided in the end not to take that step." http://www.mp3newswire.net/stories/2003/arista.html "Arista looks to copy-protect all CDs" by Richard Manta, MP3 newswire.net, April 3, 2003 "CNET is reporting that Sterling Auty, a J.P. Morgan analyst, said that Arista was moving to copyproof CDs soon." "We expect volume shipments of protected CDs to ship commercially in the U.S. as early as the May-June time frame using the SunnComm solution," Auty wrote. "This will be the first major step in the growth of the CD audio protection market." Here is the CNet article referred to by the previous link: http://news.com.com/2100-1027-994565.html?tag=fd_top "Copyproof CDs moving to market?" By John Borland, CNet News.com, March 20, 2003 "Record labels have been experimenting with compact disc copy-protection technology for close to two years now, but other early indications that mass-market release was close have proven premature. Labels in Europe and Asia have begun releasing scattered tests, but U.S. trials have remained largely limited to advance and promotional CDs. A spokesman for BMG Music said his company's corporate policy, which would affect Arista, has not changed in any way. "We are conducting trials only, and we have not announced any plans to go to market with copy-protected CDs," BMG spokesman Nathaniel Brown said." http://playbacktime.com/archives/000065.html "BMG moves to copy protect CDs worldwide" November 6, 2002 "According to a BMG unit in Kopierschutz, Germany, 'There will be no cd manufactured without copyprotection any more.' This was in response to a customer who asked how they could get a CD, rather than the CD-looking thing they’d inadvertantly purchased that wouldn’t play in their CD player. It turns out that the U.S. version of the album in question won’t be protected."