1.   Ewing said the Chinese factories were able to make pirated discs within days of the release of almost any major recording.

2.   The big virtue of making discs in standard audio CD format is that you can play them anywhere, including portable and dashboard players.

3.   The disc was made in Athens, Ga., with Diabate and six other Mali musicians joining Mahal and his national steel guitar.

4.   The first two Wallflowers discs were made in a vacuum, the songs essentially written to impress friends or win a contract after the first record failed miserably.

5.   The owner refused to give his name, but claimed that the discs were made legally in Taiwan under license.

6.   The subsidiary, Panasonic Disc Services Corp., plans to begin making the discs next spring.

7.   Chinese authorities announced recently the closure of several factories making pirate discs.