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Sony Music Testing New Copy Protection
RandyOo writes "According to this Reuters article, Sony Music is about to start testing a new type of 'copy protection' in Germany. It looks like they'll be releasing multi-sessioned discs with normal audio in the first session, and compressed, DRM'ed music files in the second session, as well added 'extras', including access to exclusive online content. The article explains that the disc's audio can still be copied, and there's a hilarious quote at the end by a BMG spokesman: "All copy-protections can be hacked, but if (we) give people what they are asking for in terms of value, they won't go out and steal it. It's called trusting the consumer." "
do we get to see iso's of cds on kazaa instead of mp3s?
Runnin' On Empty
So, what's gonna crack it this time? Green felt tip pen? Rubbing a small kitten on the disc? Looking at it funny? Placing sliced cheese on it?
Ever since they started selling broken CDs, my 'to rip' pile is twice as high - as my flatmates can't rip them easily with Windows, they just toss it to me to do with grip/cdparanoia on Linux.
So now instead of them just ripping their own to put on their MP3 player, I usually end up keeping a copy of the good stuff too. DRM actually increases piracy, at least in this flat!
Beep beep.
usually these online sites are only maintained for a month or two, and they offer limited material -- maybe some wallpapers, a few shots of the band, and, if you're lucky, a downloadable live track or work-in-progress.
I'd love some live shots of Bach, and a chance to hear Mozart's works-in-progress!
Oh, wait, nevermind. They'll probably limit this to boy bands, right.
Opinions on the Twiddler2 hand-held keyboard?
My name is Jon not Joe. And you forgot the porn. Real men(as in those that don't have sex) give download priority to porn.