Quote Originally Posted by Woochifer
Problem is that anti-copy measures do more to inconvenience the paying customers than stop piracy. Sony's infamous rootkits are the most egregious example.

The best way to combat piracy is to give consumers better value. Give them incentive to keep purchasing music. The recording industry totally missed the boat on this until it was too late. They just kept pricing the 20something year old CD format as a premium product, even after other more multifaceted options like video games and DVDs had already made huge inroads with the buying public.
The best way is to not be a "pirate" yourself.
When given a tour of JVC'S huge disc washer(prevented laser rot) it was explained to me that
a new CD cost two bucks to make...TWO BUCKS.
Ever buy a new CD for even close to that?
And you can have copy protection without destroying hard drives, that was just another in a
long line of PR disasters from Sony.