On 29 Jan 2004, at 21:38, Hitoshi Doi wrote:
> Joe wrote:
> | On 26 Jan 2004, at 22:47, Hitoshi Doi wrote:
> | >
> | > I haven't bought many "real" CDs in a long time, so I didn't know
> | > how widespread the CC CDs were (CCCD = Copy Control CDs).
> |
> | It's becoming more widespread, though Japan seems to be leading the
> | pack with it.
>
> I think this would turn more people toward piracy..

I agree. I think it's a huge overreaction to a big problem: they charge 
too much for their products. IMHO, if they lowered the price of the CD 
500 yen, they would sell enough extra that it would cover any loss the 
drop in price would take away, and they would probably sell enough more 
to make even more money than they would at the higher price. I've seen 
a lot of lower-priced releases lately that sell really quickly, and 
sell a lot. I think they need to pay attention to that.


Joe