[Damocles]

More insanity from the RIAA. This is pathetic.

[mhking]

"Hold muh beer 'n watch this!" PING....

If you want on or off this list, please let me know!
This has come about after much badgering by you, my friends and extended family...

[js1138]

Bet it doesn't work.

[PBRSTREETGANG]

People who pirate CD's are unable to pry open a glued CD player?

[vannrox]

The Kings of the Music Industry...Out of touch.

[MrB]

"Sign of desperation"

Dominant industries who face technological extinction usually try the knee-jerk "point of a gun" government law approach first. That's what we're seeing here.

This just slows down advancement, but doesn't stop it. The consumer will figure out ways around, or outright thwart, government attempts to keep an obsolete industry solvent.

After that, the industry will either adapt to the technology change, or go bankrupt - either of which is completely desirable to the economy as a whole.

Smith-Corona typewriters - they could have started making computers, or go out of business.
Recording industry - figure out how to make money from internet distribution, or go out of business.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Next they should try "Mission Impossible" CDs that explode after being played once. You want to make sure the CD player is destroyed as well.

Without CD players, piracy itself would be impossible.

[upchuck]

Another article on this from the NY Slimes.

[jboot]

This is an unbelievably useless security measure. If the CD can be played by the player, it can be ripped. All that is required is a $2.00 patch cable and the appropriate software.

Morons.

[mewzilla]

Oh, who cares. I wouldn't listen to this stuff for free.

[steve-b]

I'm sure that the implicit accusation and the inability to listen on their own preferred equipment will have no impact on the critics' opinions.

At least, I'd be sure of that if I were as stupid and arrogant as a typical recording industry executive.

[Oberon]

If your computer's got a good soundcard, you can look on the back and find a little stereo jack connector marked "Audio In."

That being the case, gluing shut the CD player accomplishes nothing, except the waste of a good CD player.

[Snowy]

More insanity from the RIAA. This is pathetic.

I agree. Now they are making it a game. If music I like came that way, I would try to rip it just to see if I could. The RIAA is just saying, "I double dog dare you", and as we know from "A Christmas Story", you cannot refuse that kind of dare. :)

[OPS4]

Any artists who take this approach, will not be selling much in the way of music to the kids, who support these artists.

Open source is the new cry of the 15 to 35 buyers.
Technology needs to catch up to the security of the
music and video industries.

Come on tech guru's of the world show us a fix.
God Bless America Ops4

[razorback-bert]

Clip the earphone line and splice into a plug and away we copy.

[FreedomPoster]

The originating site appears to be down, at least from here. Can you guys connect to www.NewScientist.com?