djrobx
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| reply to careywb
Re: Hit 'em where it Hurts = how to stop this nonsense
*Sigh*
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I think with all these 5 Sony will have to admit than sales of these protected CDs are noticeable less than they would be without protection.
The problem is that if we try and "strike back" by boycotting CDs, it reduces their numbers. By reducing the numbers, they can complain that piracy has slowed CD sales thus justifying the protection. quote:
Some "advanced users" will buy the CD, make a copy for emselves and for sharing and return "corrupted cd" back to the store and get full refund"
In most stores you can't return opened software/audio, you can only exchange a defective disc. You could keep exchanging it and demand a refund when the nth replacement doesn't work, but that's a lot of effort to go through to prove a point and probably won't be done on a widespread enough basis to make a blip on the record label's radar.
Instead of buying CDs, check out XM radio or your digital cable's / satellite's music channels.
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amoiseyev
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join:2000-11-14
Worcester, MA
| Re: Hit 'em where it Hurts = how to stop this nons
said by djrobx:
...it reduces their numbers. By reducing the numbers, they can complain that piracy has slowed CD sales thus justifying the protection.
Well, they obviously have numbers for each title. I meant that sales of protected CDs will be noticeable less than sales of similar unprotected CDs, so company will realize that they steal from their own pocket.
said by djrobx:
In most stores you can't return opened software/audio, you can only exchange a defective disc.
That's true for "normal" CDs. If these protected pieces of ... do not play on some CONVENTIONAL players the number of exchanges will be so big that most of the stores executives will refund them rather than exchange them several times, to avoid extra losses. There is a big difference between one isolated corrupted copy and whole "corrupted title".
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Alex
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