September 24, 2003
Shooting yourself in the foot
Did I mention I hate the record industry?
I was just wandering around Amazon, updating my wishlist (inspired by one of my contemporaries - born on the same day as me), when I noticed the new Dido album is out at the end of this month. Fantastic! I'm a big fan of Dido, and I've been looking forward to the new album.
And then this: This CD includes anti-copying technology that is intended to prevent unlawful copying of the CD with a PC. This may affect playability of the CD on certain computer devices such as PCs and gaming platforms.
If I buy a CD, it rarely makes it onto my hifi. It's more usually copied onto my laptop and played at home, work, on the train or wherever else I feel like it. Does the record industry really think that by restricting usage they are going to stamp out piracy and file sharing? Fools! All they are doing is shooting themselves in the foot by alienating their customers.
I now know exactly how Frank feels. This is one CD I will not be buying. See also this nice cartoon on a related note.
Posted by savs at September 24, 2003 9:42 AM