MetaFilter posts tagged with Napster and cd

mathowie — Wed, 20 Jun 2001 15:08:57 -0800

Music CDs sales are down, coinciding with Napster's decline. Personally, I haven't bought a new CD in months because I no longer have a source for finding new music (what I used Napster for mainly). I suppose word of mouth and listening to online streams may help, but nothing compared to finding songs you liked on Napster, and searching others' files with similar tastes and finding new gems. Do you think the RIAA will notice this and change, or is control of distribution more important to them?

Hankins — Wed, 16 May 2001 06:34:03 -0800

Charley Pride's Copy-protected CD hacked -- or is it? Apparently, the people involved in trying to keep the CD off Napster failed to realize they are dealing with the World Wide Web.

smeat — Wed, 28 Mar 2001 00:00:42 -0800

Napster proof CDs? (Salon link, so shoot me) A new scheme for copy-protected CDs that uses errors and false data to confuse your CD-ROM drive. (more inside)

gi_wrighty — Mon, 26 Feb 2001 10:33:12 -0800

CD Sales down by 39%? And guess who's to blame. (Also linked in the article is the interesting stopnapster.com site.)