Re: Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Greatest Hits CD/DVD combo - COPY PROTECTED

On 2 Dec 2003 22:08:14 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Brett) wrote:

>Yesterday I purchashed the CD/DVD combo "Red Hot Chilli Peppers
>- Greatest Hits CD/DVD" combo.  Put it in my work computer (which
>is where I play most of my music) and it wouldn't play.
>
>Looked at the CD and there is a warning sticker on the front which
>has writing in font about 2mm in height telling you to refer to
>the back of the CD for copy protection info.  The info on the back
>is about 4mm in height.
>
>So even though I could probably play this at home I decided to
>take it back on principal.  Thankfully the manager at Sanity
>agreed with me and gave me a refund.
>
>EMI are morons.  I know it is possible to rip these CD's quite
>easily so why bother with all this crap.  All it does is
>inconvience the CD buying public by restricting where they can
>play their "CD".  Once one person copies it they will put it
>on Kazaa and it will be free for everyone to copy and play
>wherever they want.
>
>RHCP and EMI just lost $33.

You paid $33 for the CD? Hah...

Why do people shop at Sanity and HMV and the like? I just don't
understand.