[Free-sklyarov-uk] Action that can be taken

[David Haworth]

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On Mon, Nov 12, 2001 at 01:59:41PM +0000, Jim Peters wrote:
> Well, I've just been on the phone to Trading Standards in Birmingham,
> and basically they're not interested in taking this up.  The guy said
> that if the CD works in a CD player, it does the job as advertised.

Doesn't it have to work in *all* CD players? Including those
in PCs, in DVD players, ...etc. Clearly its the CD itself that's
the problem, not the player, since the player plays unadulterated
CDs as per spec.

> He seemed to give no value to the fact that this CD isn't standards-
> compliant, and that the CD manufacturers are intentionally bending and
> breaking the rules.

Did you ask to speak to his supervisor? That often gets results ...

> I wonder if Trading Standards have been primed on this issue by the
> record companies.

In a paranoid world I'd be ready to believe that. But then, this _is_
a paranoid world ...

Perhaps you could phone Trading Standards and complain to them about
Trading Standards, since the service they're offering clearly isn't
"as advertised". .-, (half a smiley). After all, they're supposed to
at least _investigate_ complaints, not just reject them out of hand on
the opinion of one officer.

I wonder what Watchdog or the CA would have to say about Trading Standards'
behaviour?

Dave


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David Haworth
Baiersdorf, Germany
david.haworth at altavista.net

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