# Stupid freakin' new CD technology...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-freakin-new-cd-technology/309446>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [June 22, 2005, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-freakin-new-cd-technology/309446 "2005-06-22T22:04:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2005, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-freakin-new-cd-technology/309446/41 "2005-06-24T21:36:16Z")

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> [@Boldface Type](#):
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> There are quite a few reports of copy protected discs clicking / popping on playback - I suppose this could just be related to error correction data. Then again, I have no real idea of how these protection schemes work anyway.

AFAIK, since the standard doesn’t allow for copy protection bits, they use the error-correction bits instead. So some players read that and get a notion that there’s a weird error going on.

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**Author:** ![Boldface\_Type](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b5e925/32.png) [@Boldface\_Type](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boldface_Type)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2005, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-freakin-new-cd-technology/309446/42 "2005-06-25T00:22:02Z")

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> [@ultrafilter](#):
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> AFAIK, since the standard doesn’t allow for copy protection bits, they use the error-correction bits instead. So some players read that and get a notion that there’s a weird error going on.

Sounds plausible. Then again, given that I don’t know the details of how it works, you could tell me it was all done with cheese and bits of string and I might believe you…

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