CDs that won't import

Hello
Is it possible to mount/import copy protected CDs? I purchased the CD as a gift and know my daughter can not mount the CD to import it into her iPod.
I can appreciate the fact that the nusic industry wants to protect illegal duplication, but you should be able to RIP your CDs to play on your own iPod.

The problem we are having is that the CD will not mount in our iMac. So we can not import from it. We have not had any problems with any other CDs. The CD plays in our 3 Audio CD players, but will not mount in my iMac, Powerbook 15" or my iBook.
The RENT CD is produced by Warners Bros Records Inc., made in the USA.
There are no visible defects or scratches on the disc. It plays fine as an audio CD in normal music players and I even tried my car. It just won't mount in our computers. You can hear the drive try to read it for a short while then they all spit it out.

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From Amazon.com
Content/ Copy-Protected CD
This product limits your ability to make multiple digital copies of its content, and you will not be able to play this disc or make copies onto devices not listed as compatible. Content/ copy protected CDs should allow limited burning, as well as ripping into secure Windows Media Audio formats for playback with most compatible media players and portable devices. In rare cases, these CDs may not be compatible with computer CD-ROM players, DVD players, game consoles, or car CD stereos, and often are not transferable to other formats like MP3.
Not getting my money, November 1, 2005
Reviewer: bostonears (Lincoln, MA United States) - See all my reviews
This review isn't commenting on Santana's new music, but on the CD, specifically the copy protection. I won't be buying "All That I Am" as long as it is in copy protected form that prevents me from listening to a CD that I PURCHASE on any device that I want to listen to it. I looked at this disc in a store, and the list of copy protection compatibility restrictions reads like warnings for a prescription drug. Among other things, you can only rip the disc on a PC to WMA format with rights management using Windows Media Player, and apparently cannot rip it to MP3 format.
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I have been a huge Santana fan since the very beginning. I have seen the group live twice, and I have owned at least 10 of the albums over the years. But, sorry Carlos, I won't be buying this one as long as it is in this restricted form.
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The quality of the recording is very poor particularly after ripping it into itunes. The sound is empty. I would not buy this CD.
/review-Amazon
The only work around I know of is to buy the "album" via the iTunes music store. But if the future of music is to purchase 2 copies of everything, one compressed and one uncompressed, I think you will see much more pirated music. But that's just my opinion.
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