RIAA: CD-Burning is a bigger Problem than file-sharing

[Grisu]

http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/business/technology/12377388.htm

this doesn't really come as a surprise to me, I always thought that the music industry was overplaying the threat of those evil p2p-applications....

what nearly swept me off my feet though, was their conclusion to this:

(Copy protection technology) is an answer to the problem that clearly the marketplace is going to see more of,'' he added.

are these guys really this stupid? already I'm refusing to buy any CDs that feature a copy-protection. And I know that I'm far from being the only one who does this. yep, applying more copy-protection is certainly the way to increase the sales
The first thing I do with a newly acquired CD is rip it to a mp3-file so I listen to it wherever I am. With CDs it's always the same, whenever you want to listen to a particular song, you don't have the cd around (it's buried somewhere in your flat, or you're not home). keeping the music only on your CDs is so 20th century

 

[Hitro]

are these guys really this stupid? already I'm refusing to buy any CDs that feature a copy-protection. And I know that I'm far from being the only one who does this. yep, applying more copy-protection is certainly the way to increase the sales
The first thing I do with a newly acquired CD is rip it to a mp3-file so I listen to it wherever I am. With CDs it's always the same, whenever you want to listen to a particular song, you don't have the cd around (it's buried somewhere in your flat, or you're not home). keeping the music only on your CDs is so 20th century

Same here. Will make me pirate it. Great idea.

 

[oagersnap]

I agree. Since most copy-controlled CDs can't be copied to my iPod, I probably won't buy them. Copy-controlled cd's also have a greater risk of being downloaded illegally on the internet, so that's definitely not the way to go.

 

[brennan]

I believe a mod is about to slap you for supporting piracy...

 

[Aphex_Twin]

I find it hard to believe copy-protection can be seen as "the solution". First of all, it is technologically unviable and then it is quite impossible to prevent the sound from being captured and recorded when it can be played in the first place :duh: !

 

[oagersnap]

I believe a mod is about to slap you for supporting piracy...

Who, me? You're not talking to me, are you??

 

[classical_hero]

The Music industry seems to be very technologically scared. People will alwys try and find a way to get things free.

 

[Grisu]

I believe a mod is about to slap you for supporting piracy...

well, last time I checked, not buying a CD wasn't considered piracy yet

 

[Grisu]

I find it hard to believe copy-protection can be seen as "the solution". First of all, it is technologically unviable and then it is quite impossible to prevent the sound from being captured and recorded when it can be played in the first place :duh: !

exactly, the guy who want to get it illegaly will still be able to, so far any copy-protection has been cracked pretty fast. the only ones who suffer are the honest customers who want to play their music on 21st-Century-Hardware......

 

[classical_hero]

well, last time I checked, not buying a CD wasn't considered piracy yet

Soon they will be forcing us to by their crappy music.

 

[ComradeDavo]

This doesn't suprise me.

If they want to eliminate file sharing then they should make more free tracks avialable online, because of people download a couple of 'sample' tracks to discover new bands, and if they like they go and buy an album. If however they want the music totally for free then they will get a mate to burn a copy.

 

[oagersnap]

well, last time I checked, not buying a CD wasn't considered piracy yet

I think brennan was referring to Hitro's post, since he posted only one minute after me.

 

[Flak]

Soon they will be forcing us to by their crappy music.

They already do when they insist on making people purchase CDs of music stuffed with crappy filler instead of just getting exactly and only the song(s) they want that can be transferred to any medium the customer likes for their personal entertainment purposes.

I think the problem here is that a lot of music executives are staring at their own extinction coming over the technological/social horizon like the blast wave from a giant asteroid. They're doing whatever they can to save themselves, but it's a hopeless gesture and on the verge becoming pathetic.

 

[classical_hero]

I find it hard to believe copy-protection can be seen as "the solution". First of all, it is technologically unviable and then it is quite impossible to prevent the sound from being captured and recorded when it can be played in the first place :duh: !

The answer that the link gave is so true. CD's are too dear.

 

[Aphex_Twin]

On a second note, I do hope RIAA pushes their copy protection further along. It will only speed it's demise

 

[Hitro]

I think brennan was referring to Hitro's post, since he posted only one minute after me.

If they circumvent my right to make copies for myself I don't see why I shouldn't want to circumvent theirs...

 

[JohnRM]

What do you look for to find out if a CD is copy-protected?

 

[Winner]

Well, Czech republic is something like a paradise for computer piracy, so I expect we are going to be nuked by the US any time soon

 

[Serutan]

You usually don't have to look. The CD will say so. But as
Aphex pointed out, no copy protection will prevent someone
from playing the CD, digitally recording the tracks, then
burning a new CD from that.

 

[Grisu]

What do you look for to find out if a CD is copy-protected?

it's often in small print on the cd-case. if this logo is on the case, it should NOT be copy-protected, since all copy-protection violate the Red Book standard:

this logo here suggest's EMIs "copy-control", so don't buy this cripple-ware: