First off, the obvious: hook stero to sound card, rip from there. Or, just crack encoding. Had to throw that one out there.
Now for what this post is really about. Obviously, this is not just about preventing ripping. It is a legal manuever to limit our right to rip legally, as ripping would now involove bypassing the encryption, whcih would in turn violate the DCMA...we can fix the problem, but we must be organized to do it. It is a court battle, one that will surely happen, but it requires the maturity of us, the consumer. Look at Napster. Their case failed. Look at boards on the Napster case. What is posted on them?
2lgt2qt: d00dz, THE RIAA IS GAY!!!!! NAPSTER RULEZ!!! ST00PID RECARD CUMPANYS!!!
This must be avoided. If we act like we are serious, which we should be, we will get out way.
If Universal will repay the store for all returned merchandise, even if opened, then it is our job to go buy a couple CDs, open them, and return them, claiming that they didn't play. However, shrink wrap machines exist, so they can just repackage the CD and resell it...that means that something must be done to make the CD unplayable in any format. Or something to the case. Something so that physically, the CD can't be repackaged and sold. And anyways, after managers have to repackage 20-30 CD's the first week, they are going to get tired of it. Not to mention if people are crappy with management when they return the 'unplayable' CD.
Yes, I realized (after reading over them) that the two statements above may seem to contradict each other. But one is our public image (most of which is seen not from us, but from a computer screen), and the other is our rights as consumers. I, personally, will be on the phone with retail regional managers, the BBB, my Congressman, and everyone else who may be able to aid the hinderence of the music labels.
This looks like a job for...the ACLU!
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First off, the obvious: hook stero to sound card, rip from there. Or, just crack encoding. Had to throw that one out there. Now for what this post is really about. Obviously, this is not just about preventing ripping. It is a legal manuever to limit our right to rip legally, as ripping would now involove bypassing the encryption, whcih would in turn violate the DCMA...we can fix the problem, but we must be organized to do it. It is a court battle, one that will surely happen, but it requires the maturity of us, the consumer. Look at Napster. Their case failed. Look at boards on the Napster case. What is posted on them? 2lgt2qt: d00dz, THE RIAA IS GAY!!!!! NAPSTER RULEZ!!! ST00PID RECARD CUMPANYS!!! This must be avoided. If we act like we are serious, which we should be, we will get out way. If Universal will repay the store for all returned merchandise, even if opened, then it is our job to go buy a couple CDs, open them, and return them, claiming that they didn't play. However, shrink wrap machines exist, so they can just repackage the CD and resell it...that means that something must be done to make the CD unplayable in any format. Or something to the case. Something so that physically, the CD can't be repackaged and sold. And anyways, after managers have to repackage 20-30 CD's the first week, they are going to get tired of it. Not to mention if people are crappy with management when they return the 'unplayable' CD. Yes, I realized (after reading over them) that the two statements above may seem to contradict each other. But one is our public image (most of which is seen not from us, but from a computer screen), and the other is our rights as consumers. I, personally, will be on the phone with retail regional managers, the BBB, my Congressman, and everyone else who may be able to aid the hinderence of the music labels. This looks like a job for...the ACLU!