If by chance you are not familiar with the practice of watermarking advance/promo CDs that record labels undertake in an effort to discourage digitial bootlegging/file-sharing of their releases in advance of streets dates. - then you should read this really interesting and well-written story about the controversy caused over a leaked watermarked CD - namely the new Beirut album "The Flying Club Cup." on New Jersey based label Ba Da Bing! Records (whose roster includes Dead C) Eloquently penned by music writer Erik Davis, who contributes to Blender and Arthur, among other publications, it perfectly explains the whole practice and the issues it raises. It also describes the hot water that the writer recently found himself in with Ben Goldberg of Ba Da Bing Records. Titled "My Data Crime: The Ticking Time Bomb of the Watermarked Advance CD" and posted a few days ago Erick Davis' article can be read on the Techgnosis website. .
WATERMARKED ADVANCE CDs CAUSE CONTROVERSY
So-called "Beirut leak" raises issues
If by chance you are not familiar with the practice of watermarking advance/promo CDs that record labels undertake in an effort to discourage digitial bootlegging/file-sharing of their releases in advance of streets dates. - then you should read this really interesting and well-written story about the controversy caused over a leaked watermarked CD - namely the new Beirut album "The Flying Club Cup." on New Jersey based label Ba Da Bing! Records (whose roster includes Dead C) Eloquently penned by music writer Erik Davis, who contributes to Blender and Arthur, among other publications, it perfectly explains the whole practice and the issues it raises. It also describes the hot water that the writer recently found himself in with Ben Goldberg of Ba Da Bing Records. Titled "My Data Crime: The Ticking Time Bomb of the Watermarked Advance CD" and posted a few days ago Erick Davis' article can be read on the Techgnosis website. .