Fighting CD piracy with… glue?
Posted by Michael on Monday September 23, 2002 @05:26AM
from the sticky-situations dept.
Squid writes: Epic Records is trying to combat pre-release CD piracy in a novel way: instead of issuing normal promotional CDs to reviewers, they are issuing portable CD players that have been glued shut. I think even Pearl Jam fans could figure out a way around this.
[Note: Stories in the True Stories section are true and highlight current news items that are just too silly to satirize.]
Subject:Same Idea, different Market
Prentice Hall and McMillan Publishing are trying a similar thing to stop ARCs (Advanced Review Copies) from getting to Ebay before the book hits the shelves (where buyers will pay hundreds of dollars, of which $0 go to the publisher or the author, to get a book they can buy a week later for $35. True. Go figure.)
To stem the tide of royalty-free distribution of copyrighted print material, these two publishers are distributing the ARCs with handcuffs attached.
Some more widely read reviewers, who may have dozens or hundreds of ARCs at a time to read, are not pleased with the new development.
Comment by Captain Shenanigan — September 23, 2002 @ 11:06 am
Subject:Copyright Issues…
Perhaps someone will register 'napster-solvents.com' and send free solvent to people, helping them open the portable cd players!
Comment by Steve Fenton — January 17, 2003 @ 8:52 am
Subject:No Subject Given
Uh…what….?….Pearl Jam Rocks!!!
Comment by Eddie — April 6, 2006 @ 8:35 pm