European Group Battles Copy-Protected CDs

Iria · Nov 10, 2005, 10:30 PM

BRUSSELS, Belgium - The music industry should stop criminalizing customers and limiting their freedom in the battle against piracy, a European consumers' group said Thursday.

The emergence of copy-protected CDs — installed with anti-piracy software that limits how many times the CD can be copied — "is the most visible example of this," said Jim Murray of BEUC, an association representing consumer lobbies across Europe.

"Private consumers ... are not criminals and to portray them as such is insulting and counter productive," Murray said.
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Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	European Group Battles Copy-Protected CDs BRUSSELS, Belgium - The music industry should stop criminalizing customers and limiting their freedom in the battle against piracy, a European consumers' group said Thursday. The emergence of copy-protected CDs — installed with anti-piracy software that limits how many times the CD can be copied — "is the most visible example of this," said Jim Murray of BEUC, an association representing consumer lobbies across Europe. "Private consumers ... are not criminals and to portray them as such is insulting and counter productive," Murray said. ____________ Read More / Source: Yahoo! News