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Recording Industry Hopes To Hinder CD Burning

Posted by timothy on from the technical-details-not dept.

Decaffeinated Jedi writes "News.com reports that the recording industry is currently testing technology that would limit the number of times that a given CD (or copies of that CD) could be burned. The idea is to let consumers 'make a limited number of copies of their music -- enough for a car, a vacation home and a friend, for example -- without allowing for uncontrolled duplication.' Currently, Macrovision and SunnComm International are developing competing versions of such 'secure burning' technology, with BMG Music Group already testing the latter company's software."

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  1. Ridiculous... by Galaxie · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Why don't they invest the money they waste researching and developing crap that will be cracked by a 15 year old kid in about 10 minutes into something worth while..

    like to cancer research affordable housing, feeding starving families, cleaning up cities, more efficient automobiles, alternative energy, etc, etc...

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  2. HAHAHAHAAHAHAA by t_allardyce · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    HAHA hahAHAHAHAA oh oh please HAHAH AHAHh ahhahahahaha i cant stop please please hahahaha hhahahaha i cant hhhahhah ahahaha i cant hahahahha breeethhe hahahahhhahah no hahahha hahahaha ROFL hahaha i cant stop! hahahhahah wait hahah wait hahhahahahaha i wont hahahahahahhah oh hahaha i wont press my shift key then!!! ROFL!

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  3. bleh, math is off, but you get the idea[nt] by warrax_666 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    nt = no text

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  4. Re:Convenience factor negation... by ryanwright · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Completely off-topic, but I love your sig. Way cool. :)

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  5. Re:Uh... by untaken_name · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    WTF. LOL. STFU. USA!! USA!! USA!!

    Sincerely,
    Not Afraid To Post As Himself Guy.

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