According to the press release, BMG is releasing its first “Commercial Copy-Managed CD In The U.S.” I just love that.. “Commercial Copy-Managed CD.” Talk about new-speak. What this means of course is that this is their first release of a crippled compact disc that does not conform to Red Book standards set down by Philips, the developer of the CD format. Will it work in your car, your portable CD player or your Mac? Who knows. But one thing is for certain, BMG doesn’t give a shit about you.
From the release: “BMG, the worldwide music division of Bertelsmann AG, announced today that Arista Records will be the company’s first label in the U.S. to release a commercial CD using copy management technology. The CD, Comin’ From Where I’m From, by singer-songwriter Anthony Hamilton, will be released nationwide on September 23rd. Until now BMG’s U.S. labels have used copy management technology only on promotional CDs as part of their overall approach to protecting copyrighted content.”
The link to the propaganda is here. Stand up for your rights and don’t buy BMG!
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