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[Allyson M. W. Dyar (allyson13)] After experimenting with copy-protected CDs in Europe and Latin America in recent years, some record labels have begun releasing albums in North America with similar copy restrictions. The CDs typically allow users to burn no more than a handful of copies.

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[Boing Boing: A Directory of Wonderful Things] US CD/DVD bootlegging is not run by organized crime: So there's got to be a lot of downward pressure on the price of bootleg CDs and DVDs -- the only customers for these things have to be people who are too poor to afford their own burning rigs (who, by definition, won't be able to afford high-priced bootlegs either) or people who are willing to shell out a few bucks for the convenience of not having to go to the bother of downloading and burning themselves -- and for this latter, you have to ensure that the monetary cost of buying the discs never exceeds the convenience cost of downloading it yourself.

[Lifehacker] Morning News Roundup: Today's Highlights: From flooded subways to Alzheimer cures to killer chickens. RIAA admits CD-R more a threat than P2P The Register The Recording Industry Ass.

[Blasted News] Music Industry: P2P is a killer, oh wait, CD copying is the killer: Bainwol said 12 percent of all households are burning CDs and 17 percent are burning more than ten CDs per month, and he assumed, as one would expect an RIAA heavy to, that those burned CDs are largely illegitimate. No chance that they’re a burn of music purchased via iTunes or a backup copy of a legitimately purchased CD for play in the car, apparently.

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[Zeropaid.com] RIAA admits CD-R more a threat than P2P - // Zeropaid.com News: I disagree - I know multiple people who burn a lot of CDs, but have never touched a p2p application because they're afraid of getting sued, etc. - they tend to have a lot of misconceptions about file sharing (that is, until I set them straight :) )

[P2p.weblogsinc.com] As CD sales rise the RIAA announces Gold and Platinum awards to ...: I wonder how the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) will spin the news—we’re sure their PR team will find a down side and blame file-sharers.

[J-walkblog.com] The J-Walk Blog: CD Sales Are Up (Comments): . Comment posted 28-Mar-2005 @09:05am: I love how the RIAA thinks CDs are a commodity, like toasters. Last year we sold x number of toasters, therefore this year we must sell x+y number of toasters, that's how business is suppose to work. They don't take in account that maybe the majority of "major" releases in a particular year really suck. The previous four years when they reported pirating was eating their sales, they we still trying to pump out boy-bands and britney-pop, and the fans just weren't buying it anymore. Then again, I'm not too sure what spurred sales last year.