http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005 by the authors Sun, 14 Dec 2003 23:14:11 EST http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/12/14/003921.php#comment-32686 Some computer content was already on the disks. I would think bounus material was already in Sony's mind back in May. Letting purchasers download songs shouldn't have been that hard. 32686@blogcritics.org Sun, 14 Dec 2003 23:14:11 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/12/14/003921.php#comment-32653 This is one of my very least favorite tactics employed by the labels. Dedicated fans will rush out to purchase a new album within weeks of it premiering, and then 6 months down the road will screw them by adding some kind of irresistable (to fans) bonus. There should be some sort of requirement that labels must send these discs out to fans who buy these discs during a certain time-period - like within 3 weeks of the album's release date. Just think, the labels could have a sign-up deal on their site where your CD provides a key that indicates your ownership of it, you put in your details, and when the upgrade is release you pay a small shipping fee to get the disc. I'd rather get it free, but let's be realistic. That sounds pretty fair to me. 32653@blogcritics.org Sun, 14 Dec 2003 18:37:30 EST