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In the last few years record companies have introduced anit-copy technology such as Copy Control, in an attempt to further control how we use content that we pay for. If you listen to the record companies they will tell you that it was introduced to try and stop music piracy, while the truth is that they are trying to get you to re-purchase music that you already own as each new medium becomes available. If you cannot rip your CDs and put them on your portable music player, you would have to buy the cd for your home stereo, and the digital track from an online music store for your portable media player.

Ever since copy control technologies have been introduced I have stopped buying cds that use them. There have been at least 50 cds I have not purchased because of copy control. This decision is a matter of principle, after all my G5 Mac will happily rip them to aac for me.

Some of the CDS I have boycotted are:

Gorillaz Demon Days
Living End Modern Artilery
Norah Jones Feels Like Home
Kraftwerk Tour de France
Franz Ferdinand Franz Ferdinand
Jet Get Born

and countless others.

I urge everyone to stop buying cds that bear the copy control logo. It is easy to go without the album just try it, and eventually record companies will just stop doing it.

31 May 2005, This just in:

Wired News: BMG Cracks Piracy Whip:

One more type of copy control cds to look out for. If you encounter one of these when purchasing new music, just go without it. It is not the end of the world. If enough people avoid buying discs with copy protection the record companies will just have to stop doing it. Consumers have a lot more power than you think.

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