Back on topic for this thread...

Note the quote in the article:

"There are some PCs that will rip all the tracks and some that don't even recognise the disc"

This is the very thing I have been saying all along. Because some drives will reject it and some will copy it fine, it will:

a) cause returns, which reduces record sales numbers, and
b) cause it to be distributed in MP3 form more heavily, which is the opposite of what the they intended.

Somehow I don't think the artists would approve. Of course, the artists are obviously either not being consulted, are not allowed to have a say, or are being misinformed about the technology.