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Artist Suggesting Ways Around Copy Protection
fanboyslayer writes "Switchfoot's new album Nothing Is Sound shipped from Sony with copy protection software on the CD, much to the dismay of thousands of iPod-wielding fans. The band posted a response on their official forum apologizing for the protection and detailing ways to circumvent the protection and rip their songs to PC. Switchfoot linked to open-source program CDex's download page with instructions on disabling the autorunning protection and ripping the files to MP3. Many of Switchfoot's fans have been upset by the copy protection measures, and it's nice to know the artists seem to care about the issue."
If sharing the music was such a big deal, why not just post everything as mp3s? Giving away publicly known information on bypassing copyright protection gives the band more publicity and probably won't increase the amount of avaliable media considering the rampant piracy already occuring.
Intelligence is the Art of Masking Stupidity
Wow, I actually was able to correct someones spelling. My knowledge of the English language just went up from "terrible" to "poor".
"This fellow seems quite intelligent and able to express himself in writing. I wonder if he wrote that or if his publicist did it for him.I've had this idea that rockers are spaced-out potheads."
You mean you had the idea that people who played music and smoked pot can't write.
Intelligent responsible cannabis users are the silent majority. You just hear about stereotype potheads. Ever heard of Carl Sagan or billionaire George Soros?
And you'd be shocked at the large overlap of the computer nerd and pothead demographics if you didn't see it firsthand.
Glad to see that you've opened your mind atleast a little though.
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All of the sudden, Switchfoot is the injured party. the label did them wrong. Well boo-hoo. Read your contract. if it isn't something you can live with, don't sign it.
Yeah, they're not like those malnourished, naked independent artists.
These guys are clearly tools of the industry and no amount of message board posting will prove otherwise. Maybe if they were bold and ACTUALLY DID SOMETHING I would admire them.
True story.