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Crippled CD Deemed Defective In France

Posted by timothy on from the aongh-haw-haw dept.

Noryungi writes "The daily newspaper Liberation reports that at least one person got her money back, by suing EMI, no less. She was able to do that with the help of the largest consumer organization in France, which has its own list of articles on this subject. So, French people who cannot read their copy-protected CDs can get their money back, but copy protection is not made illegal by the court decision... It's certainly a step in the right direction, though..." For the French-impaired, an anonymous reader adds "The Register has a good article on EMI being forced to refund the cost of a copy-protected CD, because it was found to have a 'hidden defect' -- it wouldn't work on a car's CD player ... Is the tide changing?"

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  1. Rimshot by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    EMI surrenders to France?!

  2. Hmm by blitzoid · · Score: 4, Funny

    Wow, I really don't blame EMI. I mean, who could have known beforehand that they wouldn't work in some extremely common devices? Come on, guys. Testing can only go so far before they have to release it into the real world. And I'm sure that for the tuesday afternoon that they DID test compatability, they were very thorough.

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    I am a filthy pirate.
    1. Re:Hmm by Matrix272 · · Score: 4, Funny

      And I'm sure that for the tuesday afternoon that they DID test compatability, they were very thorough.

      You give them too much credit to say Tuesday Afternoon... I would have said between 12:15pm and 1:45pm on Tuesday afternoon... with lunch in there too. And, since pirates are taking away so much money for research and development of the anti-piracy schemes, they didn't even have a CD Player to test on... so I suspect they looked at a drawing of a CD Player on a chalkboard, and if when they closed their eyes and concentrated really hard, they heard the music playing, they declared it safe to sell.

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      "It's better to have a gun and not need it than need a gun and not have it." ~ Christian Slater, True Romance
    2. Re:Hmm by blitzoid · · Score: 4, Funny

      Oh please, that 'piracy is bad' excuse is just pissing me off to no end.

      Look, if it weren't for filthy pirates like me constantly ripping music and software, the copyprotection industry would STAGNATE. Millions of jobs would be lost, and the economy would start to collapse. The fact is, pirates and mp3 traders are keeping the industry alive. It's anti-economy types like YOU GUYS that are causing the downfall of everything we hold dear!

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      I am a filthy pirate.
  3. Viva la France! by macshune · · Score: 3, Funny

    Hey, we got the bomb now! We'll never surrender! Screw you EMI!

  4. Insensitive Headline by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Should read:

    Differently-Abled CD Deemed Special In France