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Best Buy Backs CD Copy Impairment

Posted by timothy on from the welcome-to-blockbuster-records dept.

borkus writes: "Chief Operating Officer Allen Lenzmeier of Best Buy, Co, owner of Best Buy Stores and Musicland said that his company would support industry efforts at copyright protection, though he didn't specify any particular technology. Although Best Buy stores sell MP3 players, CD-Burners and tape decks, they aquired Musicland in 2001. According to the article, the 10% decrease in music sales in 2001 was caused mostly by Internet file swapping. As a major retailer of both electronics AND music, Best Buy could have a huge impact on the future format of music player hardware as well as software."

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  1. best buy and the mistery of the universe by makoffee · · Score: 0, Funny

    Not like it's going to matter what site they take. They make money either way.

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  2. Re:Feh... by duren686 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I don't see what else he could mean. But yes, I've noticed that if the current trend of girls liking less trashy pop continues, 'NSync will be saying "Bye bye bye" to their money, and Britney Spears will be forced to make the porn industry Stronger than Yesterday to earn a living.

    (The bad jokes just don't stop, hoooooooo)

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  3. So the 14% increase LAST year... by the_skywise · · Score: 5, Funny

    Was caused by internet piracy then because people were discovering all sorts of new music they had never heard and were rushing out to purchase CD's of the good stuff...

    Right?

    Right?

    oh no no no, that was brilliant marketing on the part of RIAA and besides it would've been... uh...28% growth, yeah, 30% even if it hadn't been for those EVIL CHEATING INTERNET PIRACY SCUM who are STEALING money away from these poor starving artsts they represent!

    Courtney Love: I want the money you owe me!

    RIAA: Shut up! Oh Mr. Clintttooonnnnn... would you mind signing this bill into law that says musicians are really contractors to us and don't really deserve any money for their creations except for an hourly wage, but extend copyright law so we can sell the same disc at 1500% mark-up for 100 years? Thaaanksss... Oh, here's some money for your wife's campaign...

  4. The cat is already out of the bag... by Bowie+J.+Poag · · Score: 5, Funny



    tar zxvf bag.tar.gz ; cd bag ; mv $feline ../

    Everything worth getting is already available in MP3 format..And nothing thats currently being put out by the recording industry is worth listening to. It would be a far easier endeavor for the industry to understand and deal with the past two sentences than it would be to write endless piles of additional legislation and licensing agreements.

    Cheers,

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  5. Re:in no way affected by the recession... by Paul+the+Bold · · Score: 3, Funny

    It most certainly was not. You see, when hard times hit, people first give up food, then housing, new clothing, and finally, as a last resort, entertainment. Wait, do I have that backward?

  6. Re:I guess its Bye Bye Be(a)st Buy.. by Moonshadow · · Score: 3, Funny

    Straight up! From now on, I'm done with Best Buy! I'm shopping at Fry's, where they don't assume I'm a crim...oh, wait.

  7. Re:Two False Assumptions by at_18 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Check out what people are stealing from your mp3 collection

    Actually, my mp3 collection is still intact, so no one is stealing anything. Looking at the bandwith monitor I see that there's a lot of copying.

  8. Re:HERE's a REPLY by 56ker · · Score: 3, Funny

    That's stock letter #268 if I'm not mistaken. ;o)

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