Re:Just checked, you can download this already as (Score 1)

So much for copy-protected CD's. Why do they even waste their time with this non-sense? Instead of trying to figure out how to fool the copiers...why not turn the entire buisness model upside down and encourage downloading the album and then making the money back from live shows?

My guess is because the actual bands would have a lot more power to command the money. Plus it doesn't work anywhere near as nice for the one hit wonders, and it probably means a whole lot less money overall. Maybe they can make some money back with live shows, but why would they want to give up the money from the CDs? The stupid thing about this is that the copy protection probably does almost nothing to stop the pirate, and just annoys the person who has legitimate use (like copying to mp3 player, or playing in other equipment).