I know there was some discussion of this in the NIN thread...

I'm so sick of the Anti-Piracy logo already that it's killing me. There's this beautiful artwork (well, sometimes) created for packaging and discs and now there's this damn logo that's getting stuck on everything... Case and Point - the Star Wars ROTS Soundtrack bonus DVD - the Image on the disc is quite cool looking, and then there's this damn FBI logo...WTF? What's next? There's TONS of fake clothes and knock of shoes and such running around - is that next? Will there be a "anti-counterfit" logo on clothing soon, so you know your friggin' Fubu shirt that you bought on the corner for 50% less than retail was actually made by the "official" prison labor in Mexico as opposed to the "unofficial" shop right next door?

It's just you.

We all love the FBI logo.

What's to stop counterfeiters from counterfeiting the FBI logo?

I hate the warning, too. At least with the new System of a Down CD, it is affixed to the shrinkwrap so it goes in the trash. That's not so bad.

And I do like the print above the label on Elvis Costello's The Delivery Man: "This artist does not endorse the following warning. The F.B.I. doesn’t have his home phone number and he hopes that they don’t have yours."

I don't care as I don't care about cover art.

as long as i can still copy the cd to my hard drive for convenience, and it doesn't seem to interfere with the artist's work, then they can put whatever ridiculous warning they want on the cd case. it won't bother me.

Then why feel the need to post here?

To say that they're not getting out of hand IMO, which is the topic. Not rocket science.

Do you guys just follow each other around, thread to thread, insulting each other?

Yeah, there's a firefox plugin that makes it easier.

velvet revolver...no, the cure....no, nine inch nails...yes. Does anyone no why there would be a difference?

The anti-piracy logos and ads are just to appease all the right-wingers out there who don't want to see anyone get anything for free, even though there's been no proof that anyone's been harmed financially by downloading or what-not. They're also to divert attention away from the fact that the reason the record companies may be losing money is because MOST OF TODAY'S ARTISTS SUCK ASS! If the record companies want to see profits go up, they need to START PUTTING OUT SOMETHING RESEMBLING GOOD, REAL MUSIC!!!

That's funny. These logos weren't on the tracks I downloaded...







(iTunes!)

Put the sticker on the plastic cases would be a sensible choice. Don't print it on the actual booklet.
just my 2 cents.

The first two have a copy protection label put on by the studio/record label, the last doesn't.

That kind of copy protection is very easy to get around. It's a matter of doing a google search for instruction on how to disable the drive that is installed.

Or simply hold shift down when inserting the cd for the first time to keep it from auto playing and installing the program, then rip the songs.

Is it just me? Or am I the only one who really doesn't care about the logo

You should check out "The Soundtrack of Our Lives" CD. It has an FBI warning on the disk, in a huge font, all the way around the edge of the CD.