From: mga (stevencatanzaro_at_sprintmail.com)
Date: 2003-06-24 20:53:54
Interesting. I had a similar experience recently with P'taah's "Staring At The Sun" cd. I popped it into my computer and the machine froze up. Ended up having to scramble to get my data back and had to get a new hard disk.
Could be coincidence... i.e., my hard drive went out at the precise moment Chris Brann went in. But, it got me wondering. LA Times had a recent article about how the record companies could fight piracy, using such techniques as embedding worms in files shared on Kazaa, Soulseek and the like. One of the execs said, "Some of the things we can do could be quite nasty."
Harry Shearer of NPR reported that the new Celine Dion CD, when placed in an Imac, disables the computer to such a point that the only way to get the disc out and the computer up and running again is to take it in for service.
Looks like the war between record companies and consumers may swing into high gear.... and we all know war is (usually) not the answer.
(PS... overheard... quote from very famous singing star with long string of hits in '70's and '80's.... "Records and CD's are done. It's over. Dead. Forget the labels. I'm making a big band CD."