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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. Now where have we seen this before? by night_flyer · · Score: 4, Informative

    oh yeah...

    http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/06/15/025025 8&mode=thread&tid=123

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    Thanks to file sharing, I purchase more CDs
    Thanks to the RIAA, I buy them used...
  2. Re:How to join? by thesolo · · Score: 5, Informative

    Is there any information on whom to contact to become part of the class action? Does one just contact the legal firm suing the record companies and inquire there? Thanks.

    Well, I'm not sure about this lawsuit in particular, but I do know that other firms are planning class action suits as well.

    If you would like to join an upcoming class-action, here is some useful information for you (from Check Heffner).

    "Larry Feldman of the law firm Feldman & Rifkin (www.leflaw.net) is in the process of filing a class-action lawsuit against the major 5 record labels - Sony, BMG, Universal, EMI and Warner Brothers. Please write Larry directly at leflaw@leflaw.com .

    Larry is looking for the problems you have had with a suspected corrupt CD. Please include this information if you write him:

    1. Your name and contact e-mail address

    2. Your city and state

    3. The CD artist and album name

    4. Where you bought the CD (store name, city and state)

    5. Your CD experience. Were you able to copy your CD to MP3 or another CD? What software did you use? The more details you can share about your corrupt CD, the better.

    Larry will contact you about your report."