Comments on: Making of an Outlaw http://www.gleefulgecko.com/archives/280/ Tue, 02 Dec 2008 07:52:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Brett http://www.gleefulgecko.com/archives/280/#comment-203 Brett Tue, 21 Jun 2005 05:14:27 +0000 http://www.gleefulgecko.com/?p=280#comment-203 Amusingly, the record industry says the old cassette mix tapes were ok because they always had the hiss, while CD mixes are bad because they are too perfect. It is horsecrap of course, Malaysian pirates are not ripping from college student mix CDs, but they feel if they repeat this nonsense often enough somebody will believe it. The record companies have the answer to their problems, of course, make the hardware people only sell us crippled players! Geniuses, pure geniuses. Yes Dave, all music you download from Itunes or the other bigger stores comes crippled, but it is easy enough to get around by recording it onto a cd, then reripping the cd, but why should I have to for something I bought at such a premium price? There is cracking software out there and it is an arms race just as you say, but I have stayed out of it so far. With these new moronic CDs I will be bloody tempted to get into the race now. Amusingly, the record industry says the old cassette mix tapes were ok because they always had the hiss, while CD mixes are bad because they are too perfect. It is horsecrap of course, Malaysian pirates are not ripping from college student mix CDs, but they feel if they repeat this nonsense often enough somebody will believe it. The record companies have the answer to their problems, of course, make the hardware people only sell us crippled players! Geniuses, pure geniuses.

Yes Dave, all music you download from Itunes or the other bigger stores comes crippled, but it is easy enough to get around by recording it onto a cd, then reripping the cd, but why should I have to for something I bought at such a premium price? There is cracking software out there and it is an arms race just as you say, but I have stayed out of it so far. With these new moronic CDs I will be bloody tempted to get into the race now.

]]> By: Carol http://www.gleefulgecko.com/archives/280/#comment-202 Carol Mon, 20 Jun 2005 22:28:48 +0000 http://www.gleefulgecko.com/?p=280#comment-202 Don't throw away your cassette tape deck.... Don’t throw away your cassette tape deck….

]]> By: Todd http://www.gleefulgecko.com/archives/280/#comment-198 Todd Mon, 20 Jun 2005 21:00:24 +0000 http://www.gleefulgecko.com/?p=280#comment-198 Don't hold back Brett, tell us how you really feel. Don’t hold back Brett, tell us how you really feel.

]]> By: David http://www.gleefulgecko.com/archives/280/#comment-197 David Mon, 20 Jun 2005 20:04:59 +0000 http://www.gleefulgecko.com/?p=280#comment-197 They thought CD sales had dropped before...I'm betting this will lead to a further decline in sales. Do the legit download services have this problem too? Are MP3s you download legally also protected by some sort of limiting program? I can't imagine it will be too long before somebody develops a crack for the protection software. It's like an arms race; you develope better tank armor, I develop a better anti-tank weapon, etc., etc., etc. ad nauseum. They thought CD sales had dropped before…I’m betting this will lead to a further decline in sales. Do the legit download services have this problem too? Are MP3s you download legally also protected by some sort of limiting program? I can’t imagine it will be too long before somebody develops a crack for the protection software. It’s like an arms race; you develope better tank armor, I develop a better anti-tank weapon, etc., etc., etc. ad nauseum.

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