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Fighting Music Piracy with Glue

Posted by chrisd on from the morons-morons-morons dept.

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."

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  1. Are they sure it'll be enough? by Zeddicus_Z · · Score: -1, Troll

    Restricting distribution of Tori Amos CDs by gluing them inside a walkman...

    Are they sure it's enough to prevent her latest un-named terror from spreading into the general populace?

    This isnt Intellectual Property control. It's quality control!

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    Janie took my gun...
  2. Uhd by fUllstAr · · Score: 0, Troll

    Their walkmans are scrap now. No wonder they need some money, eheh hu hoof.eef

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  3. Mod parent down by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I read it just fine the first time.....

  4. Torn what? by silvaran · · Score: 0, Troll

    I swear on my mother's grave (which hasn't been dug yet), the first time I read her name I thought Torn Anus. You know you love it.