CCCD - on rainbow - does it work?
 

I read the cover on my CD saying that the CD is a "Copy ProteCted CD" (i think that's where they derived the name CCCD) which is supposed to prohibit copying, and it says that some audio players cannot play back the CD... then I wonder, oh why not, I always keep mp3 format of any of my purchased CDs on my hard drive by ripping them from the CD itself, and so i poped it into the drive and started my ripping program - it rips just like the other CDs :roflmao so I was wondering, how does this CCCD work? anyone has any idea if it works at all? or it's only protecting a direct CD-to-CD copy? O_o? :caa :caa

yeah i wonder that to! can someone explained that for me?

It's supposed to be copy protection, but sometimes people can easily copy them, other times they can't. It usually depends on what type of CD drive you have, and what program you use to copy it. As you can see, the technology is not very perfected. :laugh

CCCD means Copy Control CD. You can take a look on this article directly to Avex site : http://www.avex.co.jp/e_site/press/2...ess020228.html

It doesn't allow ripping but allows some copy ( like on a minidisc for example )
It prevents u to see the tracks in explorer but in Open MG for Sony Net MD you can see it.
Normally an autorun player start on a PC ...but if you use Media Player or Real one and select ' Play Audio CD ... it works well ...so what's the advantage..

And now I 'm sure that some programs can rip them ...(I know some ppl who have tried ).
For the moment I encoded my CCCD legit album to Open MG only and played them with the Sony player.

it only prevents some common players like Windows Media Player and RealPlayer to copy.........I also can rip CCCD wif CDex

CCCD protection does not work with CD-RW drives. I can rip and play it just like a regular CD when I use my CD-RW drive.

I use CDex, but I cannot rip them. I have a CD-RW drive, and a DVD drive, but I can't get them to rip.

What exactly did you do EdenZone, or did it just work automatically for you? Because all I get is a datatrack, and it won't let me rip it.

Ashley

Thanks god the CCCD is not perfect......hope they will never make it "perfect"

hey ashley meeh too! for the free and easy single all i can rip was the first song.. and i didnt try other cccd singles/albums.. can any one help me?

the EASIEST and most PRIMATIVE but also EFFECTIVE way..is u know when itz a cccd..therez a rim on the back of the cd?? use a black mark to CAREFULLY trace the rim..thus erasing the cccd feature!! easy?? haha

or just do what I do, and get back at the capitalistic pigs running the music industry by just downloading it all off the internet and not paying a cent. sure, the artist gets jipped, but only 7 cents, that they would easily make up for should they hold concerts in the area (bands make most their money off concerts). why would I support an industry that keeps the cost of cds twice the cost of tapes when tapes cost a lot more for the company to make? it makes no sense, just greed. so I just take what I want- I'd love to see any government agent come up with a legit reason to see my computer lol

talkin 'bout tapes...where does md's go????

I tried H Single (CCCD Protected) and Easy CD Creator 5 ripped it like any normal CD. However, when I tried RAINBOW, it took forever. This CD protection definetly isn't as good as they say it is.

Copy Control Cd.. it can be ripped.. but when u listen in winamp.. it will not be perfect...i've tried it b4

My CDex version is 1.5 beta 3....it works fine for me with CCCD

You do run the risk of writing over one of the later songs on the album. It's just a risk you have to take (and I would never do that since you can find the MP3s online).

You can go to the download section of the forum and find a topic that is sticky that lets you download all the MP3s from the album.

is there any other way to rip it?
or can anybody give me a link to all of ayumi's album?
i want to dl all her older songs that i didn't have......

muwhahahah i have lots og albums LOL!!!!!!!!! and thats is one risk im not taking when the cds here in Canada are so expensive

Ripping with CDex from CCCD CD's is working. And it's very easy. If you choose the drive where the CD is in, CDex should immediately display the tracks whether it is CCCD or not. Well I've tried it with my H single a few minutes ago and it did work.
And about tracing the rim with a black marker, I wouldn't do it even if there was no other way to rip the CD, the CD was just too expensive if I would make a mistake and the CD wouldn't work afterwards I would kill myself :D.