Fighting Music Piracy with Glue

Scott Granneman writes: "The New York Times (Free Blah-di-blah) is reporting that Epic Records, in an effort to prevent reviewers from creating mp3s or even playing the preview CD in anything they don't control, is not disseminating the new Pearl Jam and Tori Amos CDs inside Sony Walkman players that are glued shut. Oh yeah ... the headphones are glued to the players too, to prevent any authorized output. A low-tech answer to a high-tech issue."

Comments

Not too bright

[gila_monster]

If these people don't trust the reviewers, why give them the music at all? Don't give them the chance to make copies.

For that matter, if reviewers are that untrustworthy, why allow them to review the music? They might lie, if only just for spite. Especially if you torque them off by showing them what you think of their ethics.

I wonder if the RIAA will launch a DOS attack against anyone who talks about artists without being authorized to use their names. "We're sorry, New York Times, but we didn't want you to talk about Tori(c)...."