i just bought a cd and tried to play it on my computer... according to http://cp.sonybmg.com/xcp/ i have to install their spyware to listen to the cd on my computer.
orz
What kind of producer would put this shit on their products?
Try ripping it, most CD rippers I've used don't even blink at these "copy protection" schemes
Copy protection on CDs is a great way to make people use MP3s instead, legal or not.
http://www.ubernet.org/index.php <- Follow the guide, it's damn good.
But before you rip the disk make EAC do a "Manual TOC Read".
The intellectual property industry is in it's death throes.