AAARRRRRGH!!!!!

[jon_chaisson]

LET IT BE KNOWN...

...that whatever music I release, whether it's on an indie label or released by myself, I REFUSE to put an FBI Piracy Warning anywhere!!!


....

...so why does this come up? Because of two things: First, I finally took a good look at the Velvet Revolver cd, and really got steamed--apparently not only is there an anti-copy code on the cd, but there's an End User Agreement you have to run in order to play the damn thing on your computer!!! (Yeah, that just made my top list as the cd I am NEVER going to buy.) And second: I like the Hives, just got their new cd the other day. Was happy to see no FBI intrusion anywhere...until I open up the cd and look at the disc itself. THE WARNING IS RIGHT ON THE DAMN CD!!!!

I swear, I'm going to start a label just so can refuse to put that damn thing on there. This thing seriously pisses me off more than the so-called Free Speech Zone in Boston.

*fume fume fume* Right. Back to work now.

Comments

[head58.livejournal.com]

I noticed it on the back of the new Cure CD too. grrr.

[emmalyon.livejournal.com]

This post prompted me to pull out the CDs I had brought to work to see what they had in the way of warning labels, since I hadn't noticed either way (they are a mixture of mainstream and indie offerings). Only one of them had anything that I could find, and it consisted of a fairly subtle "Unauthorized copying is illegal" on the back cover of the CD--nothing nearly so irritating as you mentioned. I wonder if it's the band's choice, or the label, or what?

[lynxreign.livejournal.com]

Well, that's when you reach for your revolver.