CD Jewel cases - Over 20 years and no improvement

Tvad, You gently with your fingernail pry the lower jewel-case hinge of the spine. Once the lower hinge of the jewel case cover is removed the top hinge follows suite. Then you start to fold the cover over the top so that it's ready to touch the back of the jewel-case. As your performing this action gently start to to pull the two pieces apart. This removes the Cd security/artist-title sticker as a whole without cutting, or leaving any adhesive residue.

Hope this makes sense?

Unfortunately this doesn't work for the 3 security stickers on Dvd's. Cutting on the seam of the case with an Xacto knife, then peeling of 6 sections is the least aggravating time saving way.

There is the perfect Jewel case ...Xrcd and Mini-Lp jackets.

The size of DVD cases is really stupid also, there was never a need for them to be this large. And why 3 protection seals ...I dunno who the brain behind that whole marketing concept was?

Audiobugged, thank you! Sorry if I attributed the method to the wrong contributor.

Tvad, I never saw Gunbei/Dean's post so maybe it's different from what I mentioned. I learned this trick 3-5 years ago from a friend of mine who owns a record shop. We where BS'ing while he was opening a CD, my jaw almost hit the floor as I watched how easy this was to get the security label off in one piece with no sticky stuff.

You dont need a tool to open them, I always spread the tabs slightly at the spine, then turn the front sideways and the jewel case sticker will pull away from the one half, then I pull off the other half and put the case back together

The cardboard, "wallet" style CD containers are the best, in my opinion. But - - - they cost quite a bit more to manufacture than the ubiquitous (and crappy) plastic ones. It's all about $$$$ !!