Text 804, 42 rader
Skriven 2004-10-04 22:59:10 av Rich Gauszka (1:379/45)
    Kommentar till text 803 av Randy H (1:379/45)
Ärende: Re: MS calls iPoders theives
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From: "Rich Gauszka" <gauszka@hotmail.com>


"Randy H" <randy_holcomb@attglobal.net> wrote in message
news:416209d8$1@w3.nls.net...
> Even Sony worke up and smelled the coffee WRT MP3.
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Sony is also dropping copy protection from their CDs. They gave the silly
excuse that it's time to drop it as they've educated the users

http://digital-lifestyles.info/display_page.asp?section=distribution&id=1636

Sony has dropped copy protection from their CD range, as they believe they've
educated the public not to make illegal copies - and that only a small
proportion of people made the copies in the first place. So, if this is the
case they won't be introducing another form of copy protection later on, then?
Sony had previously been amongst the most enthusiastic proponents of copy
protection in the market and indeed only recently decided to support the
protection-free MP3 format in their range of digital players.

My guess is of course that Sony are giving in to market pressure - piracy is
still robbing artists of millions of euros every year but restrictive
copy-protection turns the public off and harms revenues too. Sony has looked at
the popularity of the iPod and other MP3 players, seen that it wasn't the end
of the world for recorded music and decided to jump on the bandwagon. Neatly
avoiding potential legal action at the same time. Now, in order to avoid legal
threats and criticism from its customers, Sony will supply all CDs after 17th
November without copy protection.

Sony's copy protection system was unpopular with the public as it sometimes
prevented CDs from playing in a range of devices, such as car stereos, and also
infringed some citizens' legal rights to make copies of purchased media for
personal use. The copy-protected CDs are not strictly CDs, and incorporate a
technology for preventing computers from ripping the music on the disk, but
contain a compressed and DRM'd version of the music for use on music players
and PCs.

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