Knights are surprisingly a good option. And they don't increase the need for technological progress.
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Following new legislation in The Great Water, CDs are regularly copy-protected.

В тихой однообразной жизни всегда так бывает: каждый отдельный день бесконечно долог, но месяцы и годы мчатся с непостижимой быстротой.
I wanted to offer you some flowers, but a crown would suit a princess like you much better
Смысл жизни в том, что жизнь на тебе не заканчивается
So, should I cry now because the issue's author is an idiot?
Небо – угроз не слышит
Небо – ведёт особый счёт
Небо – тебя найдёт
The third option is really bad. You can tell just by the fact that it's suggested by some rapper-retard. But in general, if I understand correctly, it implies the impossibility of copying music from discs (to music players, phones, etc.), which also means the impossibility of buying music online (because otherwise this law wouldn't make sense), and it also says that CDs will break more often (so you have to buy them again) => the downsides are in everything.
p.s. The first and second options didn't suit me.

В тихой однообразной жизни всегда так бывает: каждый отдельный день бесконечно долог, но месяцы и годы мчатся с непостижимой быстротой.
I wanted to offer you some flowers, but a crown would suit a princess like you much better
Смысл жизни в том, что жизнь на тебе не заканчивается
But at least the priestly units will definitely increase the primitiveness. Well, that's what I think.
Where do we end up when we save the world?
Yeah, right.
The rifle might not be very accurate, but I'm not exactly a sharpshooter myself. But I can definitely use it for suppressing fire, since it fires in bursts.

В тихой однообразной жизни всегда так бывает: каждый отдельный день бесконечно долог, но месяцы и годы мчатся с непостижимой быстротой.
I wanted to offer you some flowers, but a crown would suit a princess like you much better
Смысл жизни в том, что жизнь на тебе не заканчивается
Pizza delivery, cheese export, and trout fishing have all declined.
Pizza – because the cheese supply has decreased.
Trout – because some genius patented fly fishing ))))
Well, at the very least, they'll give a special banner.
Following the passage of a well-supported bill that contained half a dozen riders, corruption watchdog groups are lobbying the government to take action against the use of these unrelated addenda in lawmaking.
The Debate
"This is unacceptable," says legislative clerk Marleen Han, peeking out from behind a wall of 3-ring binders. "It paves the way for corporate corruption, eats up all our time and money, and, quite frankly, is exhausting! We must require each bill to have one - clearly defined - purpose and be able to state that purpose in a concise title. That way we won't have any more defense spending bills with addenda about cheese processing regulations. The industry will hate it, but if I have to read through one more schizophrenic morass, I'll quit!"
Accept
"Yes, these riders can be a threat to the democratic process," begins Party Majority Leader Ivan Dovey, "But to ban them outright is simply foolish. We need the ability to amend bills, and sometimes those attachments aren't always clearly connected. Therefore, I propose we grant the legislature the ability to veto any rider by a simple majority vote. That way, necessary riders can still be attached and this other tom-foolery can be nipped in the bud."
Accept
"Look, this is how things have always worked," says Ryan Chicago, the CEO of Cheesemongers Unlimited, Ltd. "Representatives' time is both finite and valuable. Do you have any idea how many bills there'd be if each one could only have one aim? Legislation would come to a stand-still! Yes, it can be prone to corruption, but find me a government that's corruption free and I'll eat my shoe!"
Accept
"Can't trust the government to do anything right," scolds economic analyst Matilda Neumann, glancing up from a worn copy of The Fountainhead. "We've given it a fair chance, it's failed, and now the private sector will have to swoop in to fix it. If you privatize the legislature, I can assure you it'll be humming efficiently and in the black by this time next year!"