We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. While physical media isn't as popular as it once was, most people own at least a few discs, whether they're old music CDs they grew up loving ...

No dice. Now, I assume I just need to buy another copy, or find a torrent. But it's an odd cd, and superficial googling has found me no mp3s. Also, for what it's worth, I tried an app called "Max" ...

This article was taken from the February 2011 issue of Wired magazine. Be the first to read Wired's articles in print before they're posted online, and get your hands ...

How's this for a technological breakthrough? The music industry's latest gambit to keep you from copying CDs is making it impossible to play them in the wrong places. Trouble is, it isn't perfect. In ...