IP: The Big Rip-Off / Labels move to block CD audio ripping

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

We should return all the "damaged CDs to the dealers for refund . If they 
have the Philips seal they are clearly defective and if they do not then 
they were falsely advertised

Dave


> From: Monty Solomon <monty () roscom com>
>
> The Big Rip-Off
> Labels move to block CD audio ripping
>
> Neil McAllister, Special to SF Gate
> Thursday, January 31, 2002
>
> Judging by the way the major record labels have been acting lately,
> you'd think the compact disc was the biggest mistake they ever made.
> Never mind that the CD format has been outselling audiocassettes
> since 1991 -- the recording industry seems like it wants those silver
> discs off the shelves, and it's been working hard to do something
> about it.
>
> The major labels' latest tactic is a stealthy one. Over the past few
> months, they've been quietly releasing albums in a new format, one
> subtly different from the CDs we're accustomed to. Australian singer
> Natalie Imbruglia's recent album, "White Lilies Island," is a good
> example. "Those are silver discs with music on them, which resemble
> CDs but aren't," Klaus Petri told Financial Times Deutschland. And he
> should know.
>
> Petri is a spokesman for Dutch consumer-electronics maker Philips,
> one of the co-creators of the compact-disc format. Philips has laid
> out very precise specifications for what is and isn't an audio
> compact disc, and only those manufacturers that follow those
> standards to the letter are permitted to carry Philips' "Compact Disc
> Digital Audio" logo. According to Petri, these new discs don't
> qualify.
>
> ...
>
> http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/gate/archive/2002/01/31/cdrip.DTL 

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