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Lawsuit Challenges Copy-protected CDs

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the truth-in-advertising dept.

acer123 writes "An article states that 'The five major record companies have been hit with a class-action lawsuit charging that new CDs designed to thwart Napster-style piracy are defective and should either be barred from sale or carry warning labels.'"

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  1. What if they win? by L.+VeGas · · Score: 5, Funny

    The record companies will be required to distribute rebate coupons for free Sharpies.

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  2. Re:NOT digital quality by TweeKinDaBahx · · Score: 4, Funny

    Or how about a nice "To copy this CD, you must purchase a felt-tipped marker" sticker or a "Must purchase a CD-Burner which is supported by CloneCD and has a RAW read capabilty" sticker.

    I just want to see the "Can also be downloaded as 128Kbit MP3s from #mp3l4m0rz on dalnet"

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  3. frivolous lawsuits by shaldannon · · Score: 3, Funny

    Cary Sherman, president of the Recording Industry Association of America, issued a statement calling the lawsuit "frivolous" and defending the labels' recent efforts to deter digital piracy.

    It must be a frivolous lawsuit. Has to be. The RIAA has filed so many, it has to know one when it sees one :)

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  4. Music Industry Unveils New Piracy-Proof Format by dajjer · · Score: 3, Funny

    ... A Black, Plastic Disc With Grooves On It

    Music bosses have unveiled a revolutionary new recording format that they hope will help win the war on illegal file sharing which is thought to be costing the industry millions of dollars in lost revenue.

    Nicknamed the 'Record', the new format takes the form of a black, vinyl disc measuring 12 inches in diameter, which must be played on a specially designed 'turntable'.

    (Rumours at large say that a Japanese company, named the very mysterious name 'Sony', has been secretly developing a 12 inch wide, needle-based, firewire drive remain unconfirmed, turntable. It would appear that the music industry may, at last, have found the pirate-proof format it has long been searching for.)

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  5. Monty Python Did It First.... by LittleGuy · · Score: 3, Funny

    Just replace "CD" with "Crunchy Frog" and --

    Inspector: Nevertheless, I advise you in future to replace the words 'Compact Disks' with the legend, 'Technically Flawed Compact Disks that could impinge on consumers' rights to copy music for their own use' if you wish to avoid prosecution!

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  6. Re:Sue the copy protection companies instead. by Gaccm · · Score: 3, Funny

    the only problem with that logic is that these componies have done nothing wrong. They created a product that can be used fairly, but is used by the record componies illegally. It's not like congress will make a law saying a product that can be used illegally is illegal...

    Something tells me what i said above is too subtle for most of slashdot :/

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