Blue Note to introduce copy-protected discs

[andybleaden]

Candy corn

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Yikes...put the loo roll in the chiller wifey!

[Free For All]

Yikes...put the loo roll in the chiller wifey!

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Exactly.

[andybleaden]

Hey ...I kinda like this...when I cruise the site at night you guys are usually just home or working and sober but its in reverse now

and its not fair

but to think you have been sat that with the munchies, chopping and drinking and can get back to bed...I have to get back to work now...

[andybleaden]

I suppose the equivilant here is drinking scrumpy and eating through three hundred wieght of Bombay Mix from Rusholme!

(PARP!)

[Guy Berger]

If any of the BN releases I intend to pick up include copy protection, a hearty FUCK YOU BLUENOTE! from me too.

Guy

Edited September 20, 2005 by Guy

[andybleaden]

oh god ......please don't tell me you are another victim of beer and candy corns...keep yer voice down as we only just managed to sedate the other guy

...is this still just a region problem ie only in the us or over here in Yurp

i had the passing ships through and that was copy protected but I cannot remember where that came from.

I will have a look into it when I get home but that will be a pain in my rear too as I will not be able to hum some ditties on the way to work on my bike with my mp3 doofer.

Andy

[Jim Alfredson]

Um... can we all calm down, please? I don't think we need 20+ posts of "f*** you Blue Note". We get the point. I'm closing this while I do a little clean-up.

[andybleaden]

much cleaner

and a resounding F............no I never have ( I hope ) nor will

[wesbed]

If any of the BN releases I intend to pick up include copy protection, a hearty FUCK YOU BLUENOTE! from me too.

        Guy

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I couldn't have said it better myself.

[andybleaden]

If any of the BN releases I intend to pick up include copy protection, a hearty FUCK YOU BLUENOTE! from me too.

        Guy

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I couldn't have said it better myself.

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OH NO! HE IS OUT OF BED AGAIN...fetch the enema!

[EKE BBB]

I recently bought a few Connoisseurs ("Elmo Hope Trio & Quartet", "Booker Ervin - Tex Book Tenor" & "Ike Quebec - Complete Blue Note 45 Sessions", all released in 2005, all European EMI/Blue Note issues), that I found quite cheap (probably misspriced) in some Spanish megastore.

Surprised to see that the Elmo Hope was not copy-protected, while the other two were (as every new Blue Note CD I´ve seen round here in the last two or three years).

Could anybody bring some light on this?

[king ubu]

I recently bought a few Connoisseurs ("Elmo Hope Trio & Quartet", "Booker Ervin - Tex Book Tenor" & "Ike Quebec - Complete Blue Note 45 Sessions", all released in 2005, all European EMI/Blue Note issues), that I found quite cheap (probably misspriced) in some Spanish megastore.

Surprised to see that the Elmo Hope was not copy-protected, while the other two were (as every new Blue Note CD I´ve seen round here in the last two or three years).

Could anybody bring some light on this?

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What's the duration? The most most recent Lee Morgan Conn ("Sonic Boom") was not copy-crapped due to long duration - seems that discs of a certain lenght (76? 77 minutes?) cannot be released in crappy versions for lack of space on the disc.

[EKE BBB]

I recently bought a few Connoisseurs ("Elmo Hope Trio & Quartet", "Booker Ervin - Tex Book Tenor" & "Ike Quebec - Complete Blue Note 45 Sessions", all released in 2005, all European EMI/Blue Note issues), that I found quite cheap (probably misspriced) in some Spanish megastore.

Surprised to see that the Elmo Hope was not copy-protected, while the other two were (as every new Blue Note CD I´ve seen round here in the last two or three years).

Could anybody bring some light on this?

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What's the duration? The most most recent Lee Morgan Conn ("Sonic Boom") was not copy-crapped due to long duration - seems that discs of a certain lenght (76? 77 minutes?) cannot be released in crappy versions for lack of space on the disc.

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Probably this is the case, Flurin. Can´t give exact running time now, but it´s surely over 75 minutes.

Thanks!

[David Ayers]

I wonder if copy control increases profits? That would be the only reason to do it. Notably in the UK the introduction of CC on Blue Note titles was accompanied by a price cut on RVG titles (Conns are still extortionate though). If the introduction of CC actually increases profits it will never go away.

[ejp626]

I wonder if copy control increases profits? That would be the only reason to do it. Notably in the UK the introduction of CC on Blue Note titles was accompanied by a price cut on RVG titles (Conns are still extortionate though). If the introduction of CC actually increases profits it will never go away.

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I believe it is more a case that this gives a false sense of security for music execs. Just like the public wants the illusion of security, even if the practical impact is zilch. How can CC increase profits when the CC on these particular Blue Notes can be broken in under 15 seconds? Anyone can beat it, and in fact I just ripped 6 of these CDs last night. Believe me I hate CC, since it mucks up CDs but this is so weak and anemic that I don't let it stop me from buying the music out of principle.

[David Ayers]

I wonder if copy control increases profits? That would be the only reason to do it. Notably in the UK the introduction of CC on Blue Note titles was accompanied by a price cut on RVG titles (Conns are still extortionate though). If the introduction of CC actually increases profits it will never go away.

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I believe it is more a case that this gives a false sense of security for music execs. Just like the public wants the illusion of security, even if the practical impact is zilch. How can CC increase profits when the CC on these particular Blue Notes can be broken in under 15 seconds? Anyone can beat it, and in fact I just ripped 6 of these CDs last night. Believe me I hate CC, since it mucks up CDs but this is so weak and anemic that I don't let it stop me from buying the music out of principle.

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I hear you! If it damages profits of course we may see it be withdrawn...