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Story: Amazon users campaign against Sony's copy-restriction technology

Posted by: Anonymous (Saturday 5 November 2005, 1:27 AM)

I also refuse to buy music distributed by any label/company that stops you from being able to do what you want with your own music.

Sony are not the only culprits, EMI are another. I bought Athlete's CD album, 'Tourist' at the beginning of last summer, went to copy it on my hard disk but was prevented from doing so.

This is not the only CD from EMI that I have had this problem with. When I say problem, I don't mean a minor one either!

I am currently going through a process of putting all of my media on my computer, having purchased a Media Center PC. Needless to say, my digital collection is now incomplete, despite having spent my 'hard earned' on an overpriced CD album.

Surely this kind of in-excusable behaviour on behalf of the faceless corporations that call themselves record companies is just going to push people into the very direction that the bespoke companies want to avoid...............the illegal download!

While I appreciate that we are moving into a digital era, and of course you can 'buy' music for download, why on earth should I have to line the companies pockets further when I have just spent a small fortune on the CD?!?!

After all, you used to be able to put a vinyl album onto tape e.g. for listening to your car, so long as it is for your own listening pleasure then you are not in breach of any copyright laws and the same applies in this circumstance. Many people simply want to be able to re-format the music they have purchased.

I, in future, will not be spending my cash on CDs produced by any company that prevents me from doing this.

Regards

John, Essex