Home : Bad CDs : Key Articles Latest articles are first. On Corrupted, "Copy-Protected" CDs Press 'Shift' and Copy Away (thanks Matt) Artist rights issue rocks the music world (thanks ao) "SafeAudio" Sucks (thanks ao) The Record Industry wants you to enjoy your MP3s anywhere (thanks Gary) 'Copy-proof' CDs cracked with marker pen (thanks Tahamaki) Unintended Results (thanks Kurt) Don't Confuse Fans With Pirates (thanks Al) What's Wrong with Copy-Protection? (thanks Dick) Playing Copy Protected CD's on the Mac (thanks Jonathan) Warner Brothers Japan adding CD copy protection (thanks a o) Avex of Japan won't buy back unplayable CDs (thanks a o) Avex of Japan adding CD copy protection (thanks a o) Universal Music Group (UMG) Boycott - includes UMG's Technical Support web site and an e-mail address where you can write UMG about what you think. AOL Time Warner searches for Copy Protection Leader (thanks ao) Japanese label "protects" its CDs (thanks ao) Midbar surpasses 10 million corrupt Cactus CDs worldwide. (Thanks a o) Sony confirms 11 million Key2Audio CDs in Europe. (Thanks a o) Philips moves to put 'poison' label on protected audio CDs. CD inventor Philips does not see future for copy protection. All Universal Music Releases will be "Copy-Protected" by mid-2002. Bad CDs are secretly sold to consumers since January-March 2001. How the Music Industry "Protects the Artist" Steve Albini: The Problem with Music Courtney Love Does the Math Courtney Love: Artist Rights and Record Companies A Typical Record Label Contract Analysis (Kiss Your Butt Good-bye) Secret RIAA Amendment Makes All Recordings "Works-for-Hire" Three months later, Mitch Glazer, the guy who got the amendment added, was hired by the RIAA for $500,000/year - $420,000/year more than he was earning in Congress. TLC Declares Bankruptcy after Selling 8 Million Albums The Music Industry and the Consumer (That's You) Jukebox Piracy (1962) Before filesharing, the greatest pirates of music besides record label executives were jukebox operators. Honest. Attorneys General in 28 States Sue Record Labels Record Companies Settle for Restraining Competition in CD Sales Blank Recordable Tapes will Kill the Music Industry For those who think mp3s or blank CDs will kill the industry. Why Music or Video will Never Enter the Public Domain

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