[rustbucket]

I plan to steer clear of CDs labeled copy-protected and complain to the stores that sell them.

[dandelion]

Screw them. Real musicians and real fans already know that the recording industry is swimming towards the deadpool; this just means they are sinking faster.

Guerilla music, arise!!

[ladyjane]

This is news? har

[VoiceOfBruck]

The WSJ has an article about how the record industry may soon try to lease recordings rather than sell them...

Well, good luck to them.

You wouldn't have a link, by chance, would you?

[Centurion2000]

mp3's all the way ..... I'll occasionally go buy a CD if I really like it, but I've spent well over 6000.00 so far on RIAA products.

[Hank Rearden]

If the hardware guys (computers, consumer electronics) can figure out how to cope with price reductions of 10-30%/year, it's time to see the software guys (releasing mostly crappy, lazy "music") get with the program and do the same.

If CDs were $5.99 instead of $15.99 (cost of production: about $1.25 fully packaged in volume) the vastly increased sales due to decreased piracy would result in a much better bottom line. But they really fear the precedent, so are exploring copy protection.

Problem for them, though, is simple: either the protection is cracked, or people just won't buy. Period. They need to learn to compete instead of paying lobbiests in D.C.

[Mr.Clark]

From my cold dead hands.

[The Duke]

Hey, I say to them GO FOR IT, and in the meantime I'll be busy starting up my own recording company that releases music without such protections.

[DeckTheHallsHolly]

The ONLY CD I ever bought that was worth the price was the TOP GUN Soundtrack

[Rockinfreakapotamus]

Screw CDs! LONG LIVE VINYL!

[Petronski]

Anyone remember the copy protection on Lotus 1-2-3 and how it was removed when people voted with their dollars?

The best thing people could do with copy-protected cds is buy them and then return them, so that everyone along the line deals with the hassle and never, ever forgets how much the public hates to pay for the privilege of being called a thief.

[Jack Wilson]

With all you folks wanting stuff for free, almost reads like Democratic Underground..

[G.Mason]

Recording Industry?

[medved]

bookmark

[ken5050]

Wonder if the industry will try to get a piece of the new satellite radio services......?

[_Jim]

Music Industry Plotting to Control Your Record Collection

I thought it was just gov't that wanted to control my life?

Maybe this 'phenom' (control) is just endemic to the human race (women want to control men, men want to control women, parents want to control the kids - kids want -and do- control parents) ...

[william clark]

One word: DIVX

[Rustynailww]

http://www.stoppoliceware.com/

[StoneColdGOP]

Looks like Universal will be the first...

[verity]

It's a dastardly UN plot whose secret purpose is to...............lol

[muir_redwoods]

What are they going to do about the 3 or 4 hundred 30-year old vinyl LP's I've got? Just try to recall my Cream collection. I dare ya