Note to EMI and all other record labels engaging in copy control cd. I am making it a personal effort not to buy any new releases from EMI because of the implementation of copy control.

Yes, I buy original cds all the time. I buy about 2 cds a month. It may not mean much to your A&R people, but I am making a personal stand here.

Why should I be force to install some new files on my laptop just to listen to an original copy control cd which I bought (the licence)?

Last year, there were occasions when the discs irked music buffs, served to turn people off EMI products for life, prevented radio stations from giving artists play-time, raised questions about whether they are fish or fowl, resulted in EMI pulling its copy-control forum off the web, and at least in one case had exactly the opposite effect it was intended to have.

Philips, one of the creators of the CD specs, has expressed concern over the side effects of the technology... (more)