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I'm pleasantly surprised that this site is still around.

CDs make crappy presents. Don't buy them.

To be given equal time and consideration in class...

"This even roots my computar, suckwit."

Spread the word, CDs make crappy presents.

If somebody gives you a CD for Xmas, simply refuse it like you would a moldy fruitcake.

FWiW, I'm yet another person who'll never buy anything from Sony, ever again.

Remember, don't give CD's!

http://www.whatacrappypresent.com/

Save your wallet.

...not to buy a crappy present.

And don't forget to send donations to downhillbattle and EFF.

If you are only using blank media for legitimate purposes, then a)good on you, and b)you are in the minority.

Whilst legitimate use is entirely possible, you cannot tell me that you seriously believe that all the buyers of blank media are only using it for good not evil (feel free to invert the 'good' and 'evil' based on your beliefs).

I personally believe that media cartels are unnecessary, evil organisations that should be wiped out. They give nothing to the artist and the give nothing to the fans. They are parasites. Anything that aids their demise (ie. filesharing, etc.) is alright by me. See here for some good reasons they should go.

Because the collective mind here will dub it "better then teh EVIL money making corporations' crap!!111" Add the keywords "open source" and they will fall all over the concept, no matter how unrealistic or unlikely projects like this one will succeed.

Granted, the hypocrites here are probably not going to watch this crap either. I wouldn't be surprised if for the most part the device ends up being used to download commercial TV shows and movies, then to watch "The life of Joe Blow #2342343242."

Given the source of the device and their "why pay/this should be free/the companies are Satan!" attitude, I am willing to bet that is what they are really intending do to with it.

If you are new to this topic, check out Downhill Battle or EFF or my website. By the way, the Xmas season is almost upon us. Time to remind people that CDs make crappy presents.

OK, better example. I want to buy my brother a CD, but you can't return CDs here and if he doesn't like it, or already has it, I'm out the money. If I give him cash, he won't use it to buy a CD, he'll blow it on fast food and crap like that. I give him gift cards because he simply isn't very good with money but definitely wants CDs.

Just sitting on your hands and whinning about something when you can quickly find out & decide for yourself is silly. I'll humour you for a couple more clicks, though...

WhatACrappyPresent is their creation, and they've been in the news a whole bunch. You can even call Nicholas, one of the creators of the site, at home via the whois info. I'm sure he'll be happy to answer your questions.

I love Slashdot. It always latches onto some single study or report and drives it home as evidence for their entire viewpoint. For instance, when the RIAA sent hundreds of thousands of lawsuits, and a couple of them happened to end up at places where someone used a grandfather's computer or some 11-year old girl used her mommy's computer. Suddenly, the RIAA is bullying! And the mantra repeated is that it's "crappy music" that is hurting sales, even though both crappy and good music has always been around.

Now, a single Australian study shows that sales went up instead of down, and suddenly that's evidence that MP3s and CD-Rs don't hurt sales. Meanwhile, COMMON SENSE AND LOGIC dictates that someone would rather go online and download an album for free in 10 minutes rather than go to the store and buy it for $10.

Nobody on Slashdot can offer a single valid justification for downloading music without paying for it. Not a one. I feel sorry for the artists that get ripped off. Here comes the part where people try to reply with "BUT THE RIAA RIPS THEM OFF EVERYDAY!1" even though the bands willingly signed contracts with their labels.

You want to know how much of a joke it's become? See What A Crappy Present. Kids aren't going to be buying albums anymore because you people have made downloading so commonplace. Think it through. What do you think is going to happen? Labels will stop taking chances on bands because they don't get returns on those investments, since "culture movement" people like you download the fuck out of them.

right here!
Although the end result seems ok :)

... hope you don't have a scene like this in your house on xmas morning ;) (sorry, just had to slip this link in somewhere! it's none of my business what you spend your money on, and i agree with you on the value thing).

RIAA companies CDs: " What a crappy present!"

This is quite an apt link along those lines - http://www.whatacrappypresent.com. Something light hearted like this is generally much more effective that preaching (no matter how good your arguments are).

"The company that makes that sued my friend."

"My Milkshake brings all the boys to the yard, and they're like, it's better than yours."

Since Christmas are very few days away...
Check out What a crappy present (CDs make bad gifts for kids).

whatacrappypresent.com

more suits = more reasons not to support the system by paying for cds.