Copy Protected CDs

Exactly.

Not only the US copyright law underlines that. I think it's a worldwide law.

*Clapping* Testify! Testify!!

Adam, I have musicmatch and all I do is just scroll down to "CD->Files and then you click whichever songs and hit "record"

I used music match to attempt to rip this CD. Didn't work. It actually created MP3/WAV files, but they were jittery.. sounded as if they scrambled the entire song.

Okay, boys and girls. I just grabbed my Queen I CD. Opening up the booklet, on the back where the Hollywood Records label is... just below that is printed:

"C&P 1973 & 1991 Hollywood Records... ... ...All rights reserved. Unauthorized copying, reproduction, hiring, lending, public performance and broadcasting *prohibited.* Printed in the USA..."

PS - you can see that right when you open up any Queen album, or probably any other album, for that matter. You also see a similar message in the beginning of DVDs and videos...

RainMustFall wrote:

Unauthorized copying,

The keyword there is unauthorized. The law states that we are authorized to make a back-up copy for personal use. It also goes for software, DVD movies, etc.

Furthermore, some of these companies are putting additional copies of the songs on their discs (files playable on computers) without paying the necessary royalties. They're breaking the law by denying consumers their rights to make one copy and also by including these extra copies of the songs, not to mention by selling defective, corrupt, non-spec 'compact discs' as if they were actual compact discs. Deceptive practices is one term that comes to mind.

We'll be seeing lawsuits, settlements and an end to this nonsense soon enough.

Here, here, J.

I agree 100%, Jeff. I am extremely annoyed by this mafia style practice. My CD purchases have dropped 90% over the last year and I would not even buy a new Queen album if it's copy protected and therefore defective. It's just unbelievable that honest customers are used for field studies by companies who initially wanted to fight piracy.

Don't worry, Brian hates it too. :)

Hmm. I wonder if a CDR of all of Queen's albums would be a copyright violation if not sold but shared amongst fans!

HMV has added information that the new Greatest Karaoke Hits will be a CCCD (criminally corrupt compact disc) so they've lost one customer here.

WHAT????
Oh, how revolting! Why after all this time? Is Brian May getting a little paranoid he'll be losing a few pounds (as in Sterling)?
Oh, my....what a miser!!

Just checked HMV's website -- almost 33 pounds for the Jewels DVD??? Come ON! What a ripoff! I got mine for $39.99 US dollars! Does the UK mark up imports that much or are import taxes that stiff from Japan??
(The release date of 14 June amuses me too -- Japan released it on 28 April!)