and can be ripped straight to the PC. CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drives in a computer will usually refuse to play the data except in the provided player. Systems other than Windows can just as easily play Copy Control discs, as many players on Windows are proprietary and respect the copy-restrictions. Similarly, the auto-launchers are only written for Windows and will only ambush Windows users (this can be mitigated by disabling autorun). There is little that can be done to stop a user who is not running Windows or who is using non-Microsoft CD ripping software from ripping a Copy Control disc. In Linux, Copy Control discs are easily accessed through cdparanoia or any other software that uses it, such as the KDE "audiocd:/" service. In Mac OS X, these discs are easily accessed through iTunes and QuickTime (When a CDDA track is dragged to a folder other than the CD, QuickTime automatically converts it to AIFF, which is a lossless PCM format). Content on the CD extra CDS-100 or CDS-200 A player and a media file database (a copy of the audio contents in Windows Media). The player will only play the audio contents in the media file database. CDS-300 A player and the anti-copy program only. The player can ignore the anti-copy program to read the audio tracks. The player allow users to play the tracks, rip the audio tracks as DRM-enabled WMA files and burn CD for 3 times (The player will rip the CD as 320 kbit/s WMA files, then burn the audio on a CD-R, notice that the volume is lower and the quality is worse on the burned CD). See also Copy protection for audio CDs MediaMax CD-3 Key2Audio Extended Copy Protection Sony BMG copy protection rootkit scandal References External links EMI: "Copy control facts" (archived content) Disc Playback Problems - Questions and Answers (archived content) Consumer petition against Copy Control IFPI Press Release - IFPI issues labeling guidelines for Copy Control discs Evaluating New Copy-Prevention Techniques for Audio CDs (PDF format), by J. Alex Halderman padawan.info: Protected CD judged abusive in France Guide to Copying Copy-Protected Music discs Publishers Copyright Infringement Protection Facts and FAQs about CCCDs from Avex Group, the first company to release CCCDs in Japan Compact Disc and DVD copy protection