September 21, 2004

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I have had the pleasure of spending the afternoon at our new office testing the equipment and systems before we move on Monday week. I categorically did not write down the passwords for all 12 systems - that would be a breach of company policy. I absolutely did not share my password with the IT man helping me testing the systems - that would be a breach on company policy. Most amazingly, almost everything actually worked.

In other news, EMI kindly replied to my polite inquiry. The form letter tells me the copy protection technology is to protect their fat profits and outdated business model from the scourge of online music sharing. This is the only reason music sales have declined in recent years, rather than the appalling output of the industry. The new technology protects EMI's overpaid and pampered artists so they can continue to produce formulaic music and support the record industry's fat profits. The good news is they are working hard to ensure all EMI releases play on multiple devices such as CD players, computers, car stereos, DVD players etc. Silly me thought that is what CDs were already meant to be able to do. Even better, the technology does not, however, prevent the making of an analogue copy for legitimate personal use. I assume by analogue they mean LPs or cassette tapes. Unless your CD cannot be played on your Hi-fi system, in which case this isn't true either. The very best news they leave to last: We are working closely with developers on new software that supports secure transfer to portable devices. Of course by then they will have pissed off so many customers it won't matter.

I am having the final laugh. My brother has purchased the same CD sans copy protection in Australia and is delivering it to Hong Kong in person this week. You will not defeat me, EMI. It will be mine, oh yes, it will be mine.

posted by Simon on 09.21.04 at 05:23 PM in the




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That all depends on how much you pay me....

posted by: paul on 09.21.04 at 08:09 PM [permalink]

we know all about your brother in Bondi and his usic and comic collection

EMI (soon to be a Gates subsidiary)

posted by: student @unsw on 09.22.04 at 12:12 PM [permalink]

So what were the CD's?

posted by: Kevin on 09.23.04 at 09:48 AM [permalink]




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