____/ alt on Thursday 10 April 2008 05:34 : \____
> On Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:50:39 -0700, The Ghost In The Machine wrote:
>
>>> UMG Says Throwing Away Promo CDs is Illegal
>>>
>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>> | In a brief filed in federal court yesterday, Universal Music Group
>>> (UMG) | states that, when it comes to the millions of promotional CDs
>>> ("promo CDs") | that it has sent out to music reviewers, radio
>>> stations, DJs, and other music | industry insiders, throwing them away
>>> is "an unauthorized distribution" that | violates copyright law. Yes,
>>> you read that right -- if you've ever received a | promo CD from UMG,
>>> and you don't still have it, UMG thinks you're a pirate. `----
>>>
>>> http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2008/04/umg-says-throwing-away-promo-cds-
> illegal
>>
>> Errrraaaaahhhuuuuummmm....so...how are we supposed to dispose of those
>> things?
>
> put them into a CD shredder and send it back to UMG Postage Due.
Been done with Vista. Popular videos were made of it even... :-)
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