"Recent CDs by Foo Fighters and Dave Matthews Band containing new anti-piracy technology are selling well despite a backlash among some fans angry that the discs are incompatible with iPods, experts said on Thursday," reports Reuters.
Aiming to curb piracy, labels like Sony BMG, which released both records, are rolling out copy-protected albums in the United States, which let users make three exact duplicates of a CD, and store files on a PC in Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Media format.
But the copy-protection bars users from importing music onto iPods since Apple's Fairplay software is incompatible with Windows.
Later, the story says:
American Technology Research analyst Shaw Wu said it would benefit both Apple and record labels to resolve the issue.
"Apple's the leader in digital music. It doesn't make sense to release too many copy-protected CDs if they're incompatible with iPods. But Apple could also be at risk if these CDs keep selling well," he said.
"It's up to Apple to flip the switch," said one record label executive.
