Well, to the technical side of the copy-protection rant: How do you rip the CD's

There are several different types of CD-audio copy protection being used. Each method requires a different approach to the rip.

Please check out www.cdrfaq.org for details on each of the copy protection schemes and how they work.

I once successfully ripped a copy-protected audio CD, but I do not know if it was the same system as what was being discussed in the EMI thread.