This may also prevent the disc from being ejected. Some audio discs use a copy protection technology that can prevent the disc from being read by a computer. Apple is aware of record companies, including but not limited to Sony, that use such copy protection in new CD audio releases. Note: Other discs may be affected as well. The following discs are known to use the copy protection:

The computer starts up to a gray screen when the disc is in the optical drive.Īny Macintosh computer with an optical drive capable of accepting CD-ROM audio discs. You insert an audio disc, which is not recognized by the computer.ģ. Some computers start up to a gray screen after a copy protected disc has been left in the computerġ. You may be unable to eject certain copy-protected audio discs, which resemble Compact Discs (CD) but technically are not.

Mac OS: Cannot Eject Copy Protected Audio Disc, Computer Starts Up to Gray Screen There is more in the final paragraph of the quoted article below. Under the terms of Appleis One-Year Limited Warranty, AppleCare Protection Plan, or other AppleCare agreement any misapplication of the product is excluded from Appleis repair coverage.' This, in effect, is Apple saying that they will not pay for any repair work required to fix a system where the disk gets stuck, or there are other problems. The article also includes a disclaimer that basically says such disks do not comply with industry standards, and that 'any attempt to use non standard discs with Apple CD drives will be considered a misapplication of the product. According to the article, some Mac users are finding that these disks will actually crash their Macs. These copy protected disks carry the warning : 'Will not play on PC/Mac', and are an attempt by the record labels to curtail piracy by preventing you from copying your CDs, even for your own legitimate use under Fair Use doctrines. Apple goes so far as to expressly say that copy protected disks are not CDs, though they 'resemble' them. Pple has released a new article in the AppleCare Support database that discusses problems associated with copy protected music disks.

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