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Long story short:

"Do not buy a single record. Do not download a single song, legally or illegally. Do not go to see a single film in cinemas, or download a copy. Do not buy a DVD in the stores. Do not buy a videogame. Do not buy a single book or magazine."

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"Do not buy a single record until April. Do not download a single song, legally or illegally until April. Do not go to see a single film in cinemas, or download a copy until April. Do not buy a DVD in the stores until April. Do not buy a videogame until April. Do not buy a single book or magazine until April."

Fixed that for ya as that is what the website suggests.

I would be interested to know if the author approves or disapproves of buying used CDs and DVDs

I remember some bloggers recommending it around the time the DMCA was introduced. (The idea being that MPAA/RIAA cannot make money from it but cannot ban it either.)

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