Foo Fighters Album: “In Your Honor”

Potential buyers who wish to play this "copy protected" CD on their computers are advised that their machine will be infected by malicious software if they attempt to do so. THIS SOFTWARE WILL BE INSTALLED, WITHOUT YOUR CONSENT, EVEN IF YOU CHOOSE NOT TO ACCEPT THE LISCENSE AGREEMENT!!. Additional deceptive practices are used to make detection and removal of this software difficult (e.g., by altering the datestamp of the installed file)

This practice should be unlawful and, indeed, in most countries it is. Unfortunately, the US government is more interested in protecting the rights of corporations than it is the rights of its citizens. The only recourse Americans have is to expose manufactures who use such deceptive practices and to refuse to purchase their products

In response to the commentator (June 29, 2006) who wrote that the software was "annoying, but very easy to surpass...If you don't mind doing a little research": Even if you have the time and expertise necessary to research the issue, PLEASE consider the broader implications of buying products like this. If corporations are allowed to succeed in such relatively benign experiments, there is nothing to prevent them from installing more sophisticated and ambitious software in the future ...software which would be more difficult to remove and which would pose a greater threat to your privacy. For example, the software installed by CD could easily be modified to serve as spyware or to sabotage programs the manufacturer doesn't want you to use. HELP STOP THIS THREAT IN THE BUD: PLEASE DO NOT BUY THESE "COPY PROTECTED" CDS AND BOYCOTT THE COMPANIES THAT MANUFACTURE THEM.

For help in repairing systems compromised by this CD, I suggest you begin by searching the Web using the keyword "SbcpHid.sys" (the name of a file installed by the CD in the Windows\System32\Drivers directory).

While every corporation/radio station/(insert organization here) is giving away Ipods & Mp3 players, Foo Fighters' record label decides that in order to cut down on piracy, they will prevent us (buying customers) from being able to download this cd into our music libraries. The old phrase above comes to mind.

Luckily I haven't opened the CD yet and I damn well plan to return it. Not to make a statement but simply because I consider music 75% pointless if I can't listen to it on my portable audio.

IDIOTS!

I love the music, I just wish I could play it on my computer and MP3 player. Unfortunately, the copy protection software installed on this disk prevents that.

I am one of the few people left who actually believes that artists should be paid for their music and makes a point of buying and not pirating CDs. In return for being a good citizen, I get a CD that is unplayable. Goodbye Foo Fighters. Hello KazAA.

Sorry guys. I love your work and I've bought everything you've released upto this point, but I have to vote with my wallet this time.

I hope it wasn't your decision to distribute with copy protection and it's just Sony's corporate pissing match against Apple at the expense of their customer base.

Why should I listen to poor quality audio? I want to appreciate all the work you put into this, not downgrade my audio experience by losing quality getting this onto my iPod just to 'play fair' with Sony's DRM.

I'm sure the album rocks, but I hope you'll re-release without Sony's DRM. Chalk up yet another Sony product consumer loss for me this year. Next year I won't be buying a PS3 and it's even more crippling Blu-Ray DRM either. I regrettably can't trust any Sony product from this point onwards; Foo Fighter DVD/Blu-Ray discs included.

While only the regular edition is listed as copy protected by Amazon's information, the Limited Edition is copy protected as well. There is even a small note stating that the audio portion of this Dualdisc does not conform to CD standards; so this isn't a CD. Thats terrible. Here's a note to all bands releasing copy protected "CD"s . I am a customer and a fan, not a thief - Treat me as a theif and i will not be a customer or a fan anymore. I don't buy copy protected discs, so this one goes back. Pity. Disabling Auto-Insert works, but I shouldn't have to.