Sony BMG tests technology to limit CD burning

New technology lets consumers make limited copies of protected discs, but blocks them from making copies of the copies.

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[tubedogg]

It's not up to Apple

It's not up to Apple to license FairPlay. It's up to the record companies to make sure that their "copy-protected" discs work in every situation regardless of OS, portable player, or CD/DVD drive/player. It's the same issue as making DVDs watchable under Linux.

Apple licensing FairPlay won't help those that use Linux as their OS or those who have other or older players not capable of using either FairPlay-encrusted-AAC or WMA files.

That is...

That is such bull. You know as well as I do that if Microsoft or any Linux seller was to try and reverse engineer FairPlay that Apple would file a law suite claiming the DCMA was violated. The DCMA makes it illegal to crack copy protection for any reason.

It is up to Apple to make their copy protection available to others that wish to support it. The reason they don't is they don't want to compete with other online music stores and they don't want their format used in other MP3 players so that non-iPod users could use iTunes.

Basically, Apple has a monopoly and they like it that way and are going to keep it that way.

Robert

[tubedogg]

It's not up to Apple

It's not up to Apple to license FairPlay. It's up to the record companies to make sure that their "copy-protected" discs work in every situation regardless of OS, portable player, or CD/DVD drive/player. It's the same issue as making DVDs watchable under Linux.

Apple licensing FairPlay won't help those that use Linux as their OS or those who have other or older players not capable of using either FairPlay-encrusted-AAC or WMA files.

That is...

That is such bull. You know as well as I do that if Microsoft or any Linux seller was to try and reverse engineer FairPlay that Apple would file a law suite claiming the DCMA was violated. The DCMA makes it illegal to crack copy protection for any reason.

It is up to Apple to make their copy protection available to others that wish to support it. The reason they don't is they don't want to compete with other online music stores and they don't want their format used in other MP3 players so that non-iPod users could use iTunes.

Basically, Apple has a monopoly and they like it that way and are going to keep it that way.

Robert

[hadaso]

No more collecting of music

I used to buy music with the aim of "completing the collection" in mind. No more! There is no sense in buying music (or video) this way. These days you cannot be sure what you bought today will play on the eaquipment you will buy tomorrow, let alone in 10 years time. Nowadays there is no buying music to keep it for life. Only licensing to hear now... and that I get for free by choosing the right radio station...

[skeptik]

You got it

You've finally seen the light... they don't WANT you to collect music. Every single model they are developing now is an interim step to the per listen model of leasing auditory experiences. Pay per play - because it will bring the most predictable ongoing revenue streams from existing material, which means few advertising dollars.
Radio is going to stop being free as soon as it is all digital. Then where will we go?

[hadaso]

No more collecting of music

I used to buy music with the aim of "completing the collection" in mind. No more! There is no sense in buying music (or video) this way. These days you cannot be sure what you bought today will play on the eaquipment you will buy tomorrow, let alone in 10 years time. Nowadays there is no buying music to keep it for life. Only licensing to hear now... and that I get for free by choosing the right radio station...

[skeptik]

You got it

You've finally seen the light... they don't WANT you to collect music. Every single model they are developing now is an interim step to the per listen model of leasing auditory experiences. Pay per play - because it will bring the most predictable ongoing revenue streams from existing material, which means few advertising dollars.
Radio is going to stop being free as soon as it is all digital. Then where will we go?

[skeptik]

News Flash: 100% of piracy originates from record label sources...

"Two-thirds of all piracy comes from ripping and burning CDs"
So where then does the other third come from?
People circumventing DRM on legitimate downloads? Industry insiders leaking or for profit piracy?
Could this be yet another wildly unsubstantiated statistic used by the industry to justify their actions and demonstrate yet again that they are losing trillions of dollars in profits because those d*#n kids keep stealing?

My question is...

My question is if "Two-thirds of all piracy comes from ripping and burning CDs" is true then why are they so hot and heavy about P2P. It would seem then that P2P isn't doing much to their bottom line and that it is Tom, Dick, Harry, Little Bobby and Jane that make copies of CD's they bought to give to their friends.

Frankly the music industry spits out one lie after another and it seems the only ones that believe it are the blood sucking politicians that run our country and a few others.

Frankly, anyone that buys music from any source is an idiot. Companies and business that act like the music industry should not be rewarded with the buying of their products. Morons all of you.

Robert

[skeptik]

News Flash: 100% of piracy originates from record label sources...

"Two-thirds of all piracy comes from ripping and burning CDs"
So where then does the other third come from?
People circumventing DRM on legitimate downloads? Industry insiders leaking or for profit piracy?
Could this be yet another wildly unsubstantiated statistic used by the industry to justify their actions and demonstrate yet again that they are losing trillions of dollars in profits because those d*#n kids keep stealing?

My question is...

My question is if "Two-thirds of all piracy comes from ripping and burning CDs" is true then why are they so hot and heavy about P2P. It would seem then that P2P isn't doing much to their bottom line and that it is Tom, Dick, Harry, Little Bobby and Jane that make copies of CD's they bought to give to their friends.

Frankly the music industry spits out one lie after another and it seems the only ones that believe it are the blood sucking politicians that run our country and a few others.

Frankly, anyone that buys music from any source is an idiot. Companies and business that act like the music industry should not be rewarded with the buying of their products. Morons all of you.

Robert