RE: [Fwd: Caveat Lector: Beastie Boys Evil]

["Fetch, Brandon" <BFetch () texpac com>]

Supposition - 

RIAA can foist copy protection onto other countries: Europe (excl. the UK),
Asia, the Americas (excl. the US).  They don't have the protections in place
about 'Fair Use' I'd guess.
(Please, please, please correct me if I'm wrong on this one.  I think there
might be something related to WIPO and/or something else like that in
regards to copyrights in other countries - especially those that are part of
the WTO or something.)

Here & the UK, they can release a non-copy protected disk and then use the
courts (which they are able to do since they are legal entities in these
regions) to prosecute copyright infringements.

Makes complete and total sense to me.  *rolleye*

Sue your customers for buying and (possibly) infringing the unprotected
content; give your non-litigation customers a piece of crap to listen to!

Sure makes me feel all warm and fuzzy about spending money on this disk.

*sigh*

I still wish there was a way to purchase directly from the musicians...

P.S.  Most music retailers I spoke with said that if there was a problem
with the disk playing in, for example your car, then they'd test it in one
of their auto CD players and if it worked, you're out the money you spent on
it.  No way to get a refund at all after it's been opened.  And you had to
pay for the disk before they'd test it in their own decks.  *sigh*

Brandon Fetch
817-871-4036
-- carpe ductum -- "Grab the tape"

-----Original Message-----
From: Scott Dodson [mailto:sdodson () sdodson com]
Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2004 6:48 AM
To: Alexander MacLennan; full-disclosure () lists netsys com
Subject: Re: [Full-disclosure] [Fwd: Caveat Lector: Beastie Boys Evil]

Ultimately the deal is this.  US and UK versions do not have the macrovision
copy protection.  They do autorun a Macromedia Director movie of Rhyme and
Rhyme Well.  I bought the US version yesterday much despite not wanting to
do so, it plays without problem in my laptop and I have ripped each song to
mp3 for personal use without a problem using CDEX.

For what it's worth Sam Goody/Media Play have a deal where you can buy TT5B
and pick up Paul's Boutique, Check your Head,  or Ill Communication for $6.
My total purchase for the two was only $20, not too bad.

The Macrovision copy protection information can be found here
http://www.macrovision.com/products/cds/cds200/index.shtml

--
Scott

----- Original Message -----
From: "Alexander MacLennan" <maclenna () cs curtin edu au>
To: "Full-Disclosure" <full-disclosure () lists netsys com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2004 5:49 AM
Subject: Re: [Full-disclosure] [Fwd: Caveat Lector: Beastie Boys Evil]


> Would this boil down to: If I can listen to it, I can copy it ?

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