Problems converting Sony/BMG CDs

Sony/BMG has released a new copy protection on some of their cds that will prevent the legally purchased music from being able to be transferred to an iPod, however, as the following link describes, the software used to enforce this protection is pretty controversial:
http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11352
You can go here to uninstall the protection software, but I'm still not clear on if you can import the music into iTunes or your iPod after it has been removed, but I think that you can.
http://cp.sonybmg.com/xcp/english/updates.html

I live near Paris, France, and my daughter just bought the Sony-BMG CD "System of a Down" at the local FNAC. Unknowingly (there's no warning) she uploaded this onto iTunes and was having problems with the very slow transfer. Sure enough iTunes refuses to transfer the music to her iPod, but the music seems to play okay on iTunes. After perusing the articles listed on this discussion board, we learned about the hidden software that the Sony copy protection system places on the computer.
We've written to Sony to complain about this unfair limitation on our fair use of legally purchased music (we just want the music for personal use on our iPod, not to copy it or burn it!). However, when we went to the Sony site to find out how to remove the software (assuming Macs are vulnerable to it), we learned that you have to submit a request (we did), then they send you a message with a further link and you have to submit more information and a further request, to which Sony says it will eventually reply (only open M-F, it says). It is indeed outrageous!

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