Tim Foreman from Switchfoot has posted on Switchfoot’s forums about the copy-protection issue. He apologizes to fans, saying that the band tried to keep copy protection off their cd but were given no choice by their label. He offers instructions for how to get their new cd onto an iPod, and mentions that a new version of iTunes compatible with their cd is due in November.

I’m still strongly opposed to this type of copy protection, and I’m still irked about the three versions of the cd (four, if you count the DualDisc version), but at least the band has addressed the copy-protection issue. Gotta give them props for responding to all the anger being voiced in their forums.