I have around 800 genuine audio CD’s and around 400 genuine DVD’s, ok yes I might have a handful of not so genuine ones too (some things are just not available in this country, or even at all for that matter) All of my original CD’s and DVD’s are kept upstairs in a display cabinet and I have a copy of every one of them downstairs in a small number of CD wallets (for easy access (I cant fit that many CD’s and DVD’s in my living room), and protection(against accidental damage, a lot of my CD’s are no longer available!)
Now changing copy protection will NEVER EVER stop pirates, they will always find a way. So you wont stop piracy, instead you will just annoy the people who do bother to buy genuine media. What is the point in shelling out £7-£18 for a DVD that cannot be copied and the original has to be in the drive, when for a couple of quid you can buy one that firstly doesn’t make you watch a short video about how copying DVD’s if funding the Taliban (and pressing skip just puts a cross on the screen telling you that you cannot skip it) and you can copy it, rip it to network storage, copy it to your PSP, GP32, etc.
For once stop trying to put off your customers and then complaining that sales are down.
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Stop scaring off legitimate sales
Why are the music / Movie industries so stupid?
I have around 800 genuine audio CD’s and around 400 genuine DVD’s, ok yes I might have a handful of not so genuine ones too (some things are just not available in this country, or even at all for that matter) All of my original CD’s and DVD’s are kept upstairs in a display cabinet and I have a copy of every one of them downstairs in a small number of CD wallets (for easy access (I cant fit that many CD’s and DVD’s in my living room), and protection(against accidental damage, a lot of my CD’s are no longer available!)
Now changing copy protection will NEVER EVER stop pirates, they will always find a way. So you wont stop piracy, instead you will just annoy the people who do bother to buy genuine media. What is the point in shelling out £7-£18 for a DVD that cannot be copied and the original has to be in the drive, when for a couple of quid you can buy one that firstly doesn’t make you watch a short video about how copying DVD’s if funding the Taliban (and pressing skip just puts a cross on the screen telling you that you cannot skip it) and you can copy it, rip it to network storage, copy it to your PSP, GP32, etc.
For once stop trying to put off your customers and then complaining that sales are down.