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irony so thick, it chokes on itself

Soulwax’ new album Any Minute Now is released on a copy-protected CD. Soulwax got its start as 2 Many DJ’s, a clubmixing, bastard-popping, mashup crew who created new songs using other people’s music as a foundation. O, irony! Though I’d love to have the new album, I bought a non-CP’d album of 2 Many DJ’s previous mixes instead (as heard on radio soulwax pt. 2, which is really good) , which will actually rip to iTunes, and it won’t kill my Mac.

By doing this, I am merely one hit on a statistic that says, “yeah, these guys are good,” but does not support copy-protection of CDs. I can't believe Soulwax thought it was a good idea to CP their record; it doesn't piss me off so much as shake my head in disbelief. What does make me angry is the RIAA claiming that CD sales have dropped 7% (arguable) and then go on to blame it on CD-copying and ’net piracy. Personally I refuse to buy any CD that I can't back up (we have a lot of scratched-up CD-R's, thanks to my five-year-old’s filing system) include in my iTunes library and listen to with the rest of my music.

To the RIAA: Don't offer damaged goods, then complain if no-one buys them.

Update: Several good ideas for record labels to address their problems (not just piracy, not just sales).
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