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IP: The Big Rip-Off / Labels move to block CD audio ripping
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Sun, 03 Feb 2002 17:17:15 -0500
We should return all the "damaged CDs to the dealers for refund . If they have the Philips seal they are clearly defective and if they do not then they were falsely advertised
Dave
From: Monty Solomon <monty () roscom com> The Big Rip-Off Labels move to block CD audio ripping Neil McAllister, Special to SF Gate Thursday, January 31, 2002 Judging by the way the major record labels have been acting lately, you'd think the compact disc was the biggest mistake they ever made. Never mind that the CD format has been outselling audiocassettes since 1991 -- the recording industry seems like it wants those silver discs off the shelves, and it's been working hard to do something about it. The major labels' latest tactic is a stealthy one. Over the past few months, they've been quietly releasing albums in a new format, one subtly different from the CDs we're accustomed to. Australian singer Natalie Imbruglia's recent album, "White Lilies Island," is a good example. "Those are silver discs with music on them, which resemble CDs but aren't," Klaus Petri told Financial Times Deutschland. And he should know. Petri is a spokesman for Dutch consumer-electronics maker Philips, one of the co-creators of the compact-disc format. Philips has laid out very precise specifications for what is and isn't an audio compact disc, and only those manufacturers that follow those standards to the letter are permitted to carry Philips' "Compact Disc Digital Audio" logo. According to Petri, these new discs don't qualify. ...http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/gate/archive/2002/01/31/cdrip.DTL
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