From: owner-navy-soup-digest@smoe.org (navy-soup-digest) To: navy-soup-digest@smoe.org Subject: navy-soup-digest V6 #110 Reply-To: navy-soup@smoe.org Sender: owner-navy-soup-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-navy-soup-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk navy-soup-digest Sunday, July 27 2003 Volume 06 : Number 110 In This Digest: ----------------- OT: fighting copy protection on Radiohead's "Hail to the Thief" ["Kyall G] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2003 18:21:15 -0600 From: "Kyall Glennie" Subject: OT: fighting copy protection on Radiohead's "Hail to the Thief" Hey everyone (somehow I managed to be off this list for the last 7 months... ) As Sarah has recorded a cover of Climbing Up the Walls and plays Bulletproof frequently, I warrant this somewhat of interest to those of you in navy soup land. :) I noticed in the archives of the list that some discussed the copy protection on Radiohead's latest album. I was thoroughly disgusted to find my CD with copy protection, as I copy my favourite albums to my minidisc and this made it impossible to do without the illegal act of (*gasp*) downloading the album. I wrote to EMI and demanded they fix my 'broken' disc (I didn't explain what was wrong with it, just that it didn't work properly). About a month later, I received a new, non copy-protected version of the album - no questions asked, although they did include a long rambling letter about the protection of intellectual property. I now have a 'faulty' version of the disc to give to a friend as well as the pure version for my own keeping. I request that all of you write to EMI's quality control (I think the email address is found on the back of the disc case) and send them your address and request a new album. The more people who raise a stink about stupid copy protection schemes that, if anything, hurt the fans more than the bands, the less likely this trend will continue. It is false marketing to say that a CD with copy protection is actually a regular CD - it does *not* function as intended and will not play on people's computers with, say, Windows 95, or Linux, or old versions of Mac OS - it's just really upsetting that companies like EMI refuse to listen to fans. What is positive is that they did listen enough to send me a new proper version I can use fairly under Canada's copyright laws and not hurt Radiohead's sales whatsoever. So, once again, order a pure version of the disc before it's too late! Support your favourite bands and buy proper (not copy controlled) CD's! peace, kg - ------------------------------- K y a l l G l e n n i e Email sarahslean@kyall.com ------------------------------ End of navy-soup-digest V6 #110 *******************************