A Voice Against Copy-Protected CDs

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A note to the Recording Industry Association of America and all record labels.

The Compact Disc has proved to be an excellent and wonderful way to enjoy the music we love. The sound quality was far beyond anything ever experienced at the time. The CD was portable, powerful, and soon universal. The computer and low cost of recordable media has allowed consumers to make legal copies of their music, whether it is a backup copy or putting their favorite songs on one CD. MP3 files allowed consumers to copy all their music onto their computer or other portable devices for their personal enjoyment, all of which is legal. Consumers often enjoyed their music, never wondering if this CD will play in this device or not.

That is until now. It is true music files are often and easily shared by the Internet and as record labels you have the right to protect your intellectual property, but not at the expense of the consumer. Copy-protected music CDs violate consumers right and punish law-abiding citizens. Copy-protection will not stop those who insist on sharing music through the Internet.

The fact is that copy-protection will not destroy the record industry. The VCR allows consumer to record programs off television. Using the VCR a consumer could record a program and later remove the commercials. This person could also make copies of this program and distribute them. Does this hurt the television and movie industry? The answer is clearly no. The cassette tape allows consumers to record their own audio recordings. In fact, it was easy to make copies of commercial music tapes for both legal and illegal purposes. Did that hurt the record industry? The answer is clearly no. Those who do break the law will circumvent any copy-protection installed on music CDs the only ones who lose are the end-user.

Instead of punishing consumers, the record industry needs to find ways to prevent those who do break the law. This petition is a voice for the public saying we do not want our rights violated just so a few can be stopped for two minutes. We do not want copy-protection and any CD found to be so we will not buy. Copy-protected CDs will not solve the problem just deny basic rights.

2856 Signatures

  • Wade Burchette
    • City and State
    • Nashville NC
    • About how many CDs do you own?
    • 250
    • Have you bought a new CD in the last month?
    • No
    • Do you have and use a MP3 player?
    • No
  • Ronald Velner
    • City and State
    • Delft, Netherlands
    • About how many CDs do you own?
    • 250
    • Have you bought a new CD in the last month?
    • No
    • Do you have and use a MP3 player?
    • No
  • j stanley
    • City and State
    • provo, ut
    • About how many CDs do you own?
    • 30
    • Have you bought a new CD in the last month?
    • No
    • Do you have and use a MP3 player?
    • No
  • Christian Allred
    • City and State
    • Provo, UT
    • About how many CDs do you own?
    • 104
    • Have you bought a new CD in the last month?
    • No
    • Do you have and use a MP3 player?
    • No
  • Raena Armitage
    • City and State
    • Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
    • About how many CDs do you own?
    • 75
    • Have you bought a new CD in the last month?
    • No
    • Do you have and use a MP3 player?
    • No
  • Jim Kneuper
    • City and State
    • Katy, TExas
    • About how many CDs do you own?
    • 59
    • Have you bought a new CD in the last month?
    • No
    • Do you have and use a MP3 player?
    • No
  • Jцrg Erdei
    • City and State
    • Vienna, Austria
    • About how many CDs do you own?
    • 400
    • Have you bought a new CD in the last month?
    • No
    • Do you have and use a MP3 player?
    • No
  • Evan Hughes
    • City and State
    • Troy, NY
    • About how many CDs do you own?
    • Dozens
    • Have you bought a new CD in the last month?
    • No
    • Do you have and use a MP3 player?
    • No
  • Kurt Heimbuch
    • City and State
    • Fridley, MN
    • About how many CDs do you own?
    • 200
    • Have you bought a new CD in the last month?
    • No
    • Do you have and use a MP3 player?
    • No
  • Brent Moore
    • City and State
    • Antioch, TN
    • About how many CDs do you own?
    • 200
    • Have you bought a new CD in the last month?
    • No
    • Do you have and use a MP3 player?
    • No
  • Annette Allen
    • City and State
    • Belton, MO
    • About how many CDs do you own?
    • 50-60
    • Have you bought a new CD in the last month?
    • No
    • Do you have and use a MP3 player?
    • No
  • Matthew B. James
    • City and State
    • Fremont
    • About how many CDs do you own?
    • 150
    • Have you bought a new CD in the last month?
    • No
    • Do you have and use a MP3 player?
    • No
  • Aaron Izbicki
    • City and State
    • Redondo Beach, CA
    • About how many CDs do you own?
    • 300+
    • Have you bought a new CD in the last month?
    • No
    • Do you have and use a MP3 player?
    • No
  • Roger Hеkansson
    • City and State
    • Luleе, Sweden
    • About how many CDs do you own?
    • 300+
    • Have you bought a new CD in the last month?
    • No
    • Do you have and use a MP3 player?
    • No
  • Laszlo Csanady
    • City and State
    • Budapest, Hungary
    • About how many CDs do you own?
    • 20
    • Have you bought a new CD in the last month?
    • No
    • Do you have and use a MP3 player?
    • No
  • John Zitterkopf
    • City and State
    • Hillsboro, OR
    • About how many CDs do you own?
    • 25
    • Have you bought a new CD in the last month?
    • No
    • Do you have and use a MP3 player?
    • No
  • John Baxter
    • City and State
    • Charlotte, NC
    • About how many CDs do you own?
    • 360
    • Have you bought a new CD in the last month?
    • No
    • Do you have and use a MP3 player?
    • No
  • Phillip Hutchings
    • City and State
    • Masterton, New Zealand
    • About how many CDs do you own?
    • 30
    • Have you bought a new CD in the last month?
    • No
    • Do you have and use a MP3 player?
    • No
  • jake prewitt
    • City and State
    • Pittsburgh PA
    • About how many CDs do you own?
    • Hundreds.
    • Have you bought a new CD in the last month?
    • No
    • Do you have and use a MP3 player?
    • No
  • Mitia Heusi Silveira
    • City and State
    • Florianopolis-SC-Brazil
    • About how many CDs do you own?
    • 50
    • Have you bought a new CD in the last month?
    • No
    • Do you have and use a MP3 player?
    • No
  • Karel Andreas Maria Gansbeke
    • City and State
    • Gent, Belgium
    • About how many CDs do you own?
    • 40
    • Have you bought a new CD in the last month?
    • No
    • Do you have and use a MP3 player?
    • No
  • Lars Dethkiler
    • City and State
    • Hay River, NT
    • About how many CDs do you own?
    • 50
    • Have you bought a new CD in the last month?
    • No
    • Do you have and use a MP3 player?
    • No
  • Bill O'Neal
    • City and State
    • Kellyville, Oklahoma
    • About how many CDs do you own?
    • 200+
    • Have you bought a new CD in the last month?
    • No
    • Do you have and use a MP3 player?
    • No
  • Mary Pfeiffer
    • City and State
    • Clemson, SC
    • About how many CDs do you own?
    • 125
    • Have you bought a new CD in the last month?
    • No
    • Do you have and use a MP3 player?
    • No
  • James Paisley
    • City and State
    • Washington, CT
    • About how many CDs do you own?
    • 750
    • Have you bought a new CD in the last month?
    • No
    • Do you have and use a MP3 player?
    • No
  • Jeffrey B. Bielecki
    • City and State
    • Rochester, New York
    • About how many CDs do you own?
    • 130+
    • Have you bought a new CD in the last month?
    • No
    • Do you have and use a MP3 player?
    • No
  • William Sheff
    • City and State
    • Norman, Oklahoma
    • About how many CDs do you own?
    • 50
    • Have you bought a new CD in the last month?
    • No
    • Do you have and use a MP3 player?
    • No
  • keith wesley
    • City and State
    • London, UK
    • About how many CDs do you own?
    • 8
    • Have you bought a new CD in the last month?
    • No
    • Do you have and use a MP3 player?
    • No
  • Chris Falco
    • City and State
    • Kentwood, MI
    • About how many CDs do you own?
    • 150
    • Have you bought a new CD in the last month?
    • No
    • Do you have and use a MP3 player?
    • No
  • Jeffrey L. Brooks
    • City and State
    • Hudsonville, MI
    • About how many CDs do you own?
    • 80+
    • Have you bought a new CD in the last month?
    • No
    • Do you have and use a MP3 player?
    • No
  • Justin Fincher
    • City and State
    • Greenville, SC
    • About how many CDs do you own?
    • 300
    • Have you bought a new CD in the last month?
    • No
    • Do you have and use a MP3 player?
    • No
  • Tony Sexton
    • City and State
    • Davenport, Iowa
    • About how many CDs do you own?
    • 73
    • Have you bought a new CD in the last month?
    • No
    • Do you have and use a MP3 player?
    • No
  • Brenda Sexton
    • City and State
    • Davenport, Iowa
    • About how many CDs do you own?
    • 110+
    • Have you bought a new CD in the last month?
    • No
    • Do you have and use a MP3 player?
    • No
  • Christopher J. Shorette
    • City and State
    • Bradley, ME
    • About how many CDs do you own?
    • 250
    • Have you bought a new CD in the last month?
    • No
  • Ben Liebowitz
    • City and State
    • Perth Amboy, NJ
    • About how many CDs do you own?
    • 50
    • Have you bought a new CD in the last month?
    • No
    • Do you have and use a MP3 player?
    • No
  • Byron Jackson
    • City and State
    • North Pole, Alaska
    • About how many CDs do you own?
    • 378
    • Have you bought a new CD in the last month?
    • No
    • Do you have and use a MP3 player?
    • No
  • John F. Piccirillo
    • City and State
    • Merrick, New York
    • About how many CDs do you own?
    • 350
    • Have you bought a new CD in the last month?
    • No
    • Do you have and use a MP3 player?
    • No
  • Kurt Sandow
    • City and State
    • Belmont
    • About how many CDs do you own?
    • 64
    • Have you bought a new CD in the last month?
    • No
    • Do you have and use a MP3 player?
    • No
  • David Solomon
    • City and State
    • Haslett, MI
    • About how many CDs do you own?
    • 100
    • Have you bought a new CD in the last month?
    • No
    • Do you have and use a MP3 player?
    • No
  • Jim Gaspar
    • City and State
    • Mesa, AZ
    • About how many CDs do you own?
    • 70
    • Have you bought a new CD in the last month?
    • No
    • Do you have and use a MP3 player?
    • No
  • john ferenc
    • City and State
    • wall, n.j.
    • About how many CDs do you own?
    • 200
    • Have you bought a new CD in the last month?
    • No
    • Do you have and use a MP3 player?
    • No
  • Alan H. Stolpen
    • City and State
    • Branchburg, NJ
    • About how many CDs do you own?
    • Over 400
    • Have you bought a new CD in the last month?
    • No
    • Do you have and use a MP3 player?
    • No
  • Sheila Smith-Ireland
    • City and State
    • Davenport, IA
    • About how many CDs do you own?
    • 60-100
    • Have you bought a new CD in the last month?
    • No
    • Do you have and use a MP3 player?
    • No
  • Gerhard Hцlscher
    • City and State
    • Osnabrьck, Germany
    • About how many CDs do you own?
    • 600
    • Have you bought a new CD in the last month?
    • No
    • Do you have and use a MP3 player?
    • No
  • Kevin Burkhardt
    • City and State
    • Succasunna, NJ
    • About how many CDs do you own?
    • 60
    • Have you bought a new CD in the last month?
    • No
    • Do you have and use a MP3 player?
    • No
  • Valerie Pilson
    • City and State
    • Palm Harbor, Fl
    • About how many CDs do you own?
    • 100
    • Have you bought a new CD in the last month?
    • No
    • Do you have and use a MP3 player?
    • No
  • Joerg Walther
    • City and State
    • Darmstadt, Germany
    • About how many CDs do you own?
    • 2000
    • Have you bought a new CD in the last month?
    • No
    • Do you have and use a MP3 player?
    • No
  • James Barrows
    • City and State
    • Greenwich, NY
    • About how many CDs do you own?
    • 45
    • Have you bought a new CD in the last month?
    • No
    • Do you have and use a MP3 player?
    • No
  • jedidiah j. barrows
    • City and State
    • greenwich NY
    • About how many CDs do you own?
    • 110+
    • Have you bought a new CD in the last month?
    • No
    • Do you have and use a MP3 player?
    • No
  • Matthias Thiem
    • City and State
    • Hannover Germany
    • About how many CDs do you own?
    • 200+
    • Have you bought a new CD in the last month?
    • No
    • Do you have and use a MP3 player?
    • No