JackOfAll Wrote: > Scott, > > Look forward to reading it. Please try and talk to a couple of record > labels too - you might also like to ask them to explain why in an > attempt to protect their margins and revenues they are now penalising > the very people that have never stolen music and are in fact, now > encouraging them to do so. > > How much revenue does the artist receive when I purchase a CD only to > find out that it is not a Red Book CD, does not play in my car player, > and return it for a refund? > > Perhaps you might ask them to explain why they have deliberately > corrupted data on my recent CD purchases with copy protection products > that a) require error correction for certain samples where none should > be required or b) are non-recoverable in the event of the lightest > scratch causing drop-outs. > > Could you also ask why their customer services have refused to even > acknowledge my attempts at discussing a way of obtaining replacements > for CD's bought in the 80's where the aluminium has rotted and they are > no longer playable. Is it acceptable that I should go and purchase > another copy? I still own an LP of Dire Straits Brothers In Arms and > bought a second copy on CD back in the 80's. Should I have to purchase > it again (a third time) just to have a working CD copy? > > Is it reasonable that their attempts at copy protection should result > in my computer being susceptible to attack by virtue of them having > installed a rootkit? Is it reasonable that a President of Sony/BMG > should have so little respect for his customers (or think them to be so > stupid) as to comment, "Most people, I think, don't even know what a > rootkit is, so why should they care about it?" > > Is it reasonable for them (having figured out that online music > delivery can make them a lot of money) to refuse to work with each > other, especially where DRM is concerned? Why should they make it as > difficult as possible for me to use the music I HAVE purchased on my > iPod. Why should I have to rip it to hard drive using a proprietary > program, record it back to a CDR, to be able to import it directly into > iTunes. Why can Apple and Sony not come to an agreement over licensing > Apples DRM? > > I own several thousand CD's and many more LP's. I'm not a teenager > using AllOfMP3 to download music cheaply and re-distributing it to my > friends for free. I figure I've lined the pockets of record company > bosses and shareholders for long enough not to have to put up with the > shit that they now think is acceptable practise. > > Long live AllOfMP3. You never know - it may just focus the minds of the > record companies enough that they come up with sensible solutions to the > purchase and use of music in the internet age, rather than penalising > the very people that have supported them and their artists. > > Rant over.
All GREAT points. I had planned on getting a hold of any major label that would talk to the points. I'm in the same spot you are, tons of CDs, even more vinyl and I'll be damned if I'm going to pay again for music I already bought the copyrights for. I hadn't thought about those old CDs and replacing them for free (when you keep them in good condition and they fail due to medium that has a shelf life). I'll bet they give me the worn out automobile analogy but we'll see. I just hope I can get people to talk about it (since it looks like one HUGE money grab to me). -- Scott F. ===================== Regards, Scott F. EnjoyTheMusic.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Scott F.'s Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2554 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=18642 _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
