Does X&Y have sony DRM on it?

[TylerS]

I bought this http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/251074845230?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649#ht_3114wt_1037 since Paypal gave me $10 for free.

 

Does it has the stupid 2005 sony thing?

[Spacejam]

I'm honestly not sure. If you're referring to the Sony BMG DRM rootkit debacle from a few years ago, I don't think X&Y was ever released with it. However, some copies do have a form of DRM on them but I can't tell from that ebay page. I have an Australian copy of the single for Talk which has DRM on it, but it's almost completely useless. The front cover has the "CONTENT PROTECTED" text and the logo, which I can't see on the picture of the CD in that auction. The CD plays just fine when I play it in foobar2000 or Winamp. I also ripped it without a problem. But I'm sure there's someone here who could answer the question with better accuracy.

[TylerS]

I think this answers my question. http://web.archive.org/web/20060515010155/http://www.sonybmg.com.au/news/details.do?newsId=20030829002668

[TylerS]

http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2006/01/coldplay.html

 

At least I have pirated mp3's of X&Y which are now legal since I own the CD.

[Comrade Mike]

X&Y (and some of the singles) uses EMI's now defunct Copy Control protection scheme. You can usually bypass it by ripping the CD with a DVD-R/RW drive. If that doesn't work, try ripping it with Exact Audio Copy instead.