Sunday, July 13, 2003
Just Say No To Copy-Protected CDs
Posted by Ed Hansberry in "CONTENT" @ 05:00 PM
http://www.fatchucks.com
I think I am in good company here when I say I abhor copy protected CDs. I simply won't purchase them because it means I can't listen to them on my laptop or Pocket PC. I have started looking at Fat Chuck's site before buying to make sure I don't accidentally get one. Of course, I don't have to worry about this nonsense when I buy from CD Baby, and I do try to avoid the RIAA whenever possible, but the truth of it is, even some of the obscure stuff I listen to has the RIAA's hooks in it.
On that note go to the RIAA's site. :roll: It is not under siege right now so the home page will actually load, though that could change any minute. Look at the front page. There are a few images of artists then words like piracy, illegal, how-to-report piracy and a whole section on legal cases. Yeah, they look like they care about consumers.
:soapbox: But I digress. Buy what you want and don't share it illegally. It really is taking money out of the artists pocket, though if I could pay more artists directly, like I can Aimee Mann I would. Bankrupting the RIAA would just be icing on the cake. Whatever you do though, don't buy anything, no matter how much you like it, if it inhibits you from listening to it when ever and wherever you want!
I think I am in good company here when I say I abhor copy protected CDs. I simply won't purchase them because it means I can't listen to them on my laptop or Pocket PC. I have started looking at Fat Chuck's site before buying to make sure I don't accidentally get one. Of course, I don't have to worry about this nonsense when I buy from CD Baby, and I do try to avoid the RIAA whenever possible, but the truth of it is, even some of the obscure stuff I listen to has the RIAA's hooks in it.
On that note go to the RIAA's site. :roll: It is not under siege right now so the home page will actually load, though that could change any minute. Look at the front page. There are a few images of artists then words like piracy, illegal, how-to-report piracy and a whole section on legal cases. Yeah, they look like they care about consumers.
:soapbox: But I digress. Buy what you want and don't share it illegally. It really is taking money out of the artists pocket, though if I could pay more artists directly, like I can Aimee Mann I would. Bankrupting the RIAA would just be icing on the cake. Whatever you do though, don't buy anything, no matter how much you like it, if it inhibits you from listening to it when ever and wherever you want!
