Quoth the Pirate March 2, 2009 2:03 PM   Subscribe  [Discography
filter] How do I cite a pirated CD?  I do research in an area
where 90% of available music is pirated. In fact, most musical
groups depend on piracy for maximum exposure. Regardless of your
opinion on the matter of piracy, I am wondering what is the best
way to cite a pirated CD in a discography. I cite lyrics from
some songs that are only available on pirated format. I can
guesstimate the year the pirated CD was "released" (turnover is
pretty high), but the titles of the discs are super generic
(such as "Best Hits Ever" and the like). Is there an appropriate
way to do this? Or do I just keep it to footnotes and explain
the sort of non-origin of the CD? (And of course, it may be
irrelevant, but I'm using a format similar to APA.) posted by
cachondeo45 to media & arts (6 answers total) 1 user marked this
as a favorite Just to clarify for people that have better
answers than me: You're not citing an unauthorized repressing of
a canon CD, you're ci