Re: Coldplay's new CD: can't play it, can't return it

["David Lodge" <dave () cirt net>]

On Fri, 06 Jan 2006 16:55:15 -0000, Gary Funck <gary () intrepid com> wrote:
> What are the other rules? Here are some gems: "This CD can't be burnt  
> onto a
> CD or hard disc, nor can it be converted to an MP3" and "This CD may not
> play in DVD players, car stereos, portable players, game players, all PCs
> and Macintosh PCs." Best of all, the insert explains that this is all "in
> order for you to enjoy a high quality music experience." Now, that's
> quality.
[snipple]

This is fscking silly; as if a shrink wrap licence that isn't even seen  
until after purchase has ever had a legal standard? Of course; there is no  
proof that the recipient has even seen the licence so it'd shouldn't be  
able to stand up in a legal fight.

Second, in England the Sale of Goods Act would mean that I could return  
this and if not claim through the small claims court for damages, as the  
CD is not of saleable quality ("I bought it to play on my computer and  
there was no warning that it wouldn't play before I bought it")

> I wonder how Coldplay feels about their fans getting all these rules set
> down for them by the music label?

There seems to be a split between the "sucking up to the record label" big  
bands (e.g. Metallica) with their "Piracy is causing terrorism and world  
poverty" line and the smaller bands who view the copy protection as a pain  
for their fans. Quoting from the homepage of Dark Tranquillity (European  
metal group):

"An important note: We've recently gotten some emails from people who have  
bought "The gallery" or "The mind's I" and found that they can't play the  
album on their computers. Apparantly, Osmose productions began using a  
copy protection system on all their pressings in February last year,  
rendering the albums unreadable on PC's or Macs. This is, apparantly, not  
mentioned anywhere on the albums themselves, so we advise anyone that uses  
a computer or portable MP3 player to listen to their albums to  
double-check if it's a new or old pressing before purchasing"

Still it'll do nowt to stop piracy - all you need is one person to rip and  
distribute the tracks.

dave
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