That’s probably the only way her major label would release it. The majors hate CDs as you can rip them and listen to a perfect digital copy as much as you like without generating a cent of streaming revenue (not to mention pirate them), so have been doing away with them, much in the way that Netflix won’t sell you an offline copy of your favourite show. (Vinyl is OK: it’s a premium-priced collectible, recordings of it sound like garbage, and while the buyer may give their vinyl record a ceremonial spin on special occasions, they’ll mostly stream it on Spotify or Youtube, generating revenue, as that’s more convenient.) A transparent novelty CD that only kinda works as a digital audio carrier but makes a collectible conversation piece fits the bill nicely.
The majors hate CDs as you can rip them and listen to a perfect digital copy as much as you like without generating a cent of streaming revenue
Well it’s not really worth fussing about. I mean they can never escape the analogue loophole…
Audio is super easy to copy and there are plenty of ways to do it. Copying will always happen, forever. DRM is just a spectacular waste of time for audio and video.
My guess is that this is his a CD made by people who have grown up in the era of digital music, and a lot of these folks buy vinyls and CD to decorate bookshelves. Not to play.
Have they been getting rid of CDs? I’ve still been able to get CDs of everything I’ve wanted. One I bought this year on Amazon even gave me a free digital key, so I didn’t even have to rip it.
That’s probably the only way her major label would release it. The majors hate CDs as you can rip them and listen to a perfect digital copy as much as you like without generating a cent of streaming revenue (not to mention pirate them), so have been doing away with them, much in the way that Netflix won’t sell you an offline copy of your favourite show. (Vinyl is OK: it’s a premium-priced collectible, recordings of it sound like garbage, and while the buyer may give their vinyl record a ceremonial spin on special occasions, they’ll mostly stream it on Spotify or Youtube, generating revenue, as that’s more convenient.) A transparent novelty CD that only kinda works as a digital audio carrier but makes a collectible conversation piece fits the bill nicely.
Well it’s not really worth fussing about. I mean they can never escape the analogue loophole…
Audio is super easy to copy and there are plenty of ways to do it. Copying will always happen, forever. DRM is just a spectacular waste of time for audio and video.
“Do you wish to allow DRM-Enabled content on this website?”
“No.”
-Song starts playing anyways
My guess is that this is his a CD made by people who have grown up in the era of digital music, and a lot of these folks buy vinyls and CD to decorate bookshelves. Not to play.
Have they been getting rid of CDs? I’ve still been able to get CDs of everything I’ve wanted. One I bought this year on Amazon even gave me a free digital key, so I didn’t even have to rip it.
I think people just don’t like CDs as much.