Universal to Copyprotect All CDs 887
angkor wrote in with a link to a story about how Universal Plans to
copyprotect all CDs which
will render them unplayable on Macs, DVD Players, PS2s, and some CD Players.
And it won't even stop people from ripping MP3s I bet.
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Blame everyone but recording artists (Score:2, Funny)
Why don't they just do what every other failure in the past 3 months has done and blame "the tragic events of 9/11"?
Good 'ole Hillary (Score:3, Funny)
Will someone please show this lady an episode of MTV Cribs?
Re:Oooooh scarry (Score:1, Funny)
You're the one putting the audio-out/soundcard-in 'ripped' MP3s out on the shared services that sound like they passed through 70 feet of old phone cable. The ones with the level screwed up and that annoying 60 herz humm.
I'd recommend you hide and not reveal your identity to the other people on your peer-to-peer network of choice. They're sick of your crap files.
I meant the outside mirrors, so it attracts atten (Score:4, Funny)
Re:I don't understand something... (Score:4, Funny)
Gee, wasn't one of the reasons that CD was pushed over vinyl was "superior audio quality" and "less noise"?
Oh well...
go look on morpheus... they're all there! (Score:5, Funny)
I then hopped on Morpheus (musiccity.com) and typed in the name of the album that was copy protected....
guess what?!
All the ones that I tried are there. So what does that tell you Mr. RIAA....?
Re:I don't understand something... (Score:3, Funny)
"Used" to say? As in famous last words?
Dad: "It's perfectly safe, son -- a laser is just a laser and
Son: "Dad?"
Re:new doublespeak: # of blank CDs vs. music CDs (Score:4, Funny)
129% of blank CD's = 2.2% of music CD sales. With some basic math we therefore conclude an additional 2560% rise in blank CD sales will reduce music CD sales to ZERO. COOL! If we really want to wipe out the RIAA, all we have to do is all go out and buy a buttload of blank CD's!
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Re:Use their best weapon against them (Score:2, Funny)
>claims court to recover the purchase price of the CD. Since Universal
>is not based in my area, it will be very expensive for them to send
>their high-priced lawyers to my county to deal with the charges. And,
>worst case, I will lose the cost of the CD (and best case, I will get
>a refund on the CD and make a political statement at the
>same time).
If you're going to do that, be sure to sue the CEO and/or board of
directors, not the company itself. If you sue the
company, they'll send some low-paid flack down to represent them. If
you name the individuals though, they'll have to come down
themselves.
Much more annoying.
(ObAttribution: Harlan Ellison in An Edge In My Voice. Hey,
Ellison is a master at this sort of thing.)
Re:This will stop people Ripping Mp3's... (Score:2, Funny)
ARREST THIS MAN!!! He is circumventing an encrypted CD, in violation of the DMCA!
A better idea than just returning the CD... (Score:2, Funny)
2. Take it home and burn two copies. (Three if you want to keep a copy)
3. Return the original CD. Remember, they HAVE to take it back.
4. Mail one burned CD to Hilary Rosen, and one to the head of Universal. Attach notes saying, "Still burnable. Try again."