Bad news for iPod users - RIAA

[wPod]

heh, copy protected CDs. . . thats like comming out with copy protected records. CDs are yesterday's technology. i bet by the time they get wide spread implimintation of these CDs kids will be running around saying 'is that what a CD looks like?' just as many people question what an 8-track or an audio casset is today. i have not visited a CD store once since iTMS started. and man, the last time i broke open my CD case (one of those big binders that holds gobs of CDs) was when i was ripping my CDs to my iPod. and that was 2 years ago.

 

[Phatpat]

I've pretty much stopped buying physical cd's. I know there are some out there that you "can't" (read: must hack) rip to a computer. My music is only good to me on my computer and on my iPod, so it's not worth the risk or hassle. iTunes all the way. One day the RIAA will learn and stop being such a pain....right?

 

[kingslod]

Buy some used old music!

You can always explore some old used CDs...there's *so much* older stuff that blows my mind when I hear it. Go used CD shopping and screw the RIAA!

 

[bousozoku]

This does seem a last ditch attempt that will alienate the market. Why don't they just admit that CD unit sales are up while money figures are down because of discounts? They should be happy with unit sales, as it is a great success, despite piracy.

There is no reason for them to still charge $16.99 - $18.99 for the majority of CDs. Since they're going to use copy protection, they will be more expensive. I've been buying more CDs but I guess I'll have to be extremely careful about reading labels. I checked one CD which supposedly had copy protection but found nothing to suggest that it had any.

I have nothing against Macrovision--they're just a business providing a solution. It's those who use the solution who will notice the downward difference in unit sales.

Philips has already said that those who do not follow the Red Book standard are unable to use the terms Compact Disc or CD. Perhaps, this will be our greatest aid toward identification.

 

[cjc343]

Well... this is really pissing me off now...


If they go after iTunes, I will start sharing my music out of spite, I don't care what they think. (I wll also stop using the iTMS)

Well, I'm off to go download poisoned.... just in case...

 

[LethalWolfe]

And if they don't, someone will sue the RIAA for infringing on fair use rights.

And, judging by recent court decissions, they would lose. Last time I checked DMCA won vs. 20 years of consumer-friendly precedents.


Lethal