[Petronski]

Maybe this is just a gag by Coldplay.
Maybe the "rules" are tongue-in-cheek.

[A Texan]

I am thinking you are correct. I have a burned copy of X/Y in the CD player in my car, it works fine.

[Prime Choice]

Maybe this is just a gag by Coldplay. Maybe the "rules" are tongue-in-cheek.

In comedy, timing is crucial. If this is a joke, then timing it on the heels of the Sony anti-piracy debacle shows an incredible lack of appreciation of public disdain for such nonsense.

[CFC__VRWC]

Maybe this is just a gag by Coldplay.
Maybe the "rules" are tongue-in-cheek.

Pretentious, self-important asses like Coldplay don't have any kind of sense of humor that would let them even consider creating a gag like this. Like all liberals with an overinflated sense of importance, their humor is limited to such "sophisticated" fare as fart jokes, grabbing their crotches and bashing all things Christian, conservative and American.