Lawsuit Challenges Copy-protected CDs

acer123 writes "An article states that 'The five major record companies have been hit with a class-action lawsuit charging that new CDs designed to thwart Napster-style piracy are defective and should either be barred from sale or carry warning labels.'"

hehe

[TweeKinDaBahx]

ALERT!!

Now included with the purchase of any CD, a tube of KY. It'll make it less painless when the RIAA rapes you.

What if they win?

[L. VeGas]

The record companies will be required to distribute rebate coupons for free Sharpies.

Re:NOT digital quality

[TweeKinDaBahx]

Or how about a nice "To copy this CD, you must purchase a felt-tipped marker" sticker or a "Must purchase a CD-Burner which is supported by CloneCD and has a RAW read capabilty" sticker.

I just want to see the "Can also be downloaded as 128Kbit MP3s from #mp3l4m0rz on dalnet"

Less painless?

[Anonymous Coward]

I'd imagine that since KY is a lubricant, it would make it less painFULL.

Regardless, you're using a double negative.

- The Grammar Nazi

frivolous lawsuits

[shaldannon]

Cary Sherman, president of the Recording Industry Association of America, issued a statement calling the lawsuit "frivolous" and defending the labels' recent efforts to deter digital piracy.

It must be a frivolous lawsuit. Has to be. The RIAA has filed so many, it has to know one when it sees one :)

Music Industry Unveils New Piracy-Proof Format

[dajjer]

... A Black, Plastic Disc With Grooves On It

Music bosses have unveiled a revolutionary new recording format that they hope will help win the war on illegal file sharing which is thought to be costing the industry millions of dollars in lost revenue.

Nicknamed the 'Record', the new format takes the form of a black, vinyl disc measuring 12 inches in diameter, which must be played on a specially designed 'turntable'.

(Rumours at large say that a Japanese company, named the very mysterious name 'Sony', has been secretly developing a 12 inch wide, needle-based, firewire drive remain unconfirmed, turntable. It would appear that the music industry may, at last, have found the pirate-proof format it has long been searching for.)

Monty Python Did It First....

[LittleGuy]

Just replace "CD" with "Crunchy Frog" and -- [montypython.net]

Inspector: Nevertheless, I advise you in future to replace the words 'Compact Disks' with the legend, 'Technically Flawed Compact Disks that could impinge on consumers' rights to copy music for their own use' if you wish to avoid prosecution!

This news just in....

[eyegor]

(Los Angeles)
The RIAA has issued a statement today that many consumers of Music Products are engaging in copyright infringing acts by singing along with or tapping ones foot in time with copyrighted music. The RIAA's spokesman, Bob Dobbs, has announced that the RIAA and other industry groups are working with congressional members to draft legislation banning these activities. Proposed penalties would be doubled if the violators of these new statutes are found to be engaging in illegal performances while listening to music downloaded from the Internet.

In related news, Sen. Hollings (D - Disney) has announced sponsership of a bill titled "The bladder relief act of 2002". This bill bans unauthorized lavatory breaks during commercial breaks.

Re:heres a suggestion

[Anonymous Coward]

Rather than "Copy Protected Optical Audio Disk", why not refer to them as "Copy Restricted Audio Publishings". That way we have a nice descriptive acronym.

Re:Sue the copy protection companies instead.

[Gaccm]

the only problem with that logic is that these componies have done nothing wrong. They created a product that can be used fairly, but is used by the record componies illegally. It's not like congress will make a law saying a product that can be used illegally is illegal...

Something tells me what i said above is too subtle for most of slashdot :/

Re:A Response

[psypete]

if the consumer owns the packaging/media, why can't we control what kind of packaging/media we get? and uh, are you so sure that royalty goes to the songwriter? even if that happens 90% of the time, what does tha artist get? i don't know if you're aware but songs don't sell, music and shiny things sell. so when the pop icon who buys songs from 11 year olds sells a gazillion records, the 11 year old gets the royalty? fat chance. most likely they'll claim she's underage in order to keep it for themselves. the recording industry is not just an industry. it's a mafia of wealthy assholes who think they can cheat us out of not only our music but our way of life (that being our cyber life). i swear to the holy being that brings pain to the world, if any group tries to attack my liberty to use my computer, i will answer back 100 fold in a way no walking money stick could ever imagine. oops i got all doomy on ya. just forget that part about seeking revenge against evil.

Law firm involved isn't just any old law firm

[Anonymous Coward]

The law firm involved, (I only remember Lerach's name) is famous in law and consumer circles for filing class action lawsuits, many with large awards or out of court settlements. I wouldn't call them the good guys, but they are self motivated (read money) attack dogs, so in this case it might be nices to see the RIAA get mauled for a change.

Copy protection?

[duren686]

This [brunching.com] seems to be their most effective method at the moment.

Re:Frivilous?

[Eythian]

In fact, these things have been know to kill Macs ( Celine Dion anyone? )

Actually, this is believed to not be a fault in the CD itself after all. With Apples recent attempts to make the Mac look tasteful, it has inadvertantly aquired taste itself, and thus is simply unable to stomach having a Celine Dion CD put inside it. Its kind of a defense mechanism.