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Widely-circulated claims that the Beastie Boys' new album To the 5 Boroughs exhibits virus-like copy-control behaviour are unfounded, according to tests. EMI's statement regarding these claims, however, is incorrect, since the album does install software if played on a Windows PC. The tests also show that the copy control system on the disc is so weak that Mac and Linux users won't even realize it's there. That's fine with us, say sources in the recording industry.
The allegations of virus-like behavior have been rampant because the US and UK versions of the Beastie Boys' album are not copy-controlled, so many users were unable to verify them first-hand and simply spread the rumour. I contacted EMI in Italy, where the record is protected by Macrovision's CDS 200. The company kindly sent a sample of the copy-controlled version of the album, which was tested under MacOS X, Windows XP and Linux.
The allegations of virus-like behavior have been rampant because the US and UK versions of the Beastie Boys' album are not copy-controlled, so many users were unable to verify them first-hand and simply spread the rumour. I contacted EMI in Italy, where the record is protected by Macrovision's CDS 200. The company kindly sent a sample of the copy-controlled version of the album, which was tested under MacOS X, Windows XP and Linux.
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