The CD is Dead. Long live the CD.

Don't say we didn't warn you! According to Alain Levy, EMI Music CEO (that's a Corporate Executive Officer, folks), the compact disc as we know it is dead. His states "that most CDs are simply used for ripping onto digital audio players." In response, starting next year all EMI CDs will come with additional materials -- stuff you can't download, rip and burn -- to entice people to start buying them again. Not a bad idea -- give people something worth buying. Hmmmm...
(read more from marketwatch.com)