How something as simple as used CDs almost broke the music industry

In 2000, record sales were dropping thanks to file sharing, and suddenly, used CDs were a much bigger problem for record ...
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Remember When CD Players Were the Go-To Way to Listen to Your Favorite Rapper’s Music?

Music technology is so advanced these days that you can listen to a rapper's music for years without ever having to buy a physical album. If there's an iPhone, Android or computer within reach, ...
TechSpot

The CD turns 43: The format that changed music forever

Through the looking glass: The compact disc's 43-year journey, from technical experiment to a worldwide standard, tells the story of how global collaboration and bold engineering can reshape entire ...
PC World

Got old CDs? Use this free Windows app to rip them to your PC

CDs aren’t exactly cutting-edge in 2025. Since the peak years around the turn of the millennium, sales have plummeted because streaming services like Spotify have taken over. But there are still times ...
Ars Technica

How do you get an "Enhanced CD" to play on the computer?

Help, I'm stumped! I just bought a new CD and the disc is labeled "Enhanced CD". When I insert it into my computer's CD drive, it opens up the music video of the feature song on the CD but none of the ...