Oh I love this

[anysia]

Bands and band members at telling fans how to beat the copyprotection that Sony, EMI and BMI have been incorporating in CDs. One of them had even posted a link to to software (CDEX) that would bypass the copyprotection.

One would think the music industry would stop, think, and come up with a better business model. And maybe start only recording bands that make most of the tracks good, instead of 10 tracks of shit, and one decent tune for $30 AUD.

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[purrdence.livejournal.com]

Or realised if they brought the price down to reasonable levels, people would be more inclined to buy the CD...

is it true that the average price for a new release CD in the US is around $15?

[anysia.livejournal.com]

Even lowering the price isn't the entire fix. The advent of CDs makes it too easy for mediocrity to flourish in the music industry. I remember way back when Side A and Side B of vinyl records were both good. Now, 18 tracks, maybe two or three tunes good, the rest garbage.

And yes, new release CDs are between $10 and $15 US. There is no excuse for such a huge hike in the price. Music industries claim it's because of piracy, but they can't seem to get through their thick skulls that their business practices (flooding market with crappy music, overcharging for a CD etc etc)encourages music swapping.