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Copy Protected CD Makers Attempt iPod Support

Posted by pudge on from the mmmmm-icrosoft dept.

andrewdski writes "C|Net is reporting that both SunnComm International and Macrovision are courting Apple in an attempt to make their copy-protected CDs compatible with the iPod. This is being portrayed as a significant blow to Microsoft's control over digital rights technology." The iPod concerns were raised in a previous article.

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  1. Copy protected CD? by lightspawn · · Score: 5, Insightful

    If it's "copy protected", it's not a CD. Using the music industry's term is not the way to get non-geeks to understand the issue.

    Let's come up with a name that reflects the true nature of these things, stick to it, and start using it.

  2. No Crippled CDs, Period by Michael_Burton · · Score: 3, Insightful

    As much as I'm in favor of any "significant blow to Microsoft control", I won't support any attempt to replace Blue Book audio with any crippled format. I simply will not buy crippled "CDs"; I don't care how many different flavors of DRM are included for my convenience.

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  3. Re:Something good comes out of this... by Jord · · Score: 3, Insightful
    you might argue that choosing to only support their own DRM scheme is anti-competitive on Apple's part

    You can only be anti-competitive if you are a monopoly. Apple is not a monopoly and therefore cannot be anti-competitive.

    Calling Apple anti-competitive in this area is like calling Sony anti-competitive because their mini-disc players do not support the industry standard 80cm Compact Disc.

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  4. Re:Something good comes out of this... by Jord · · Score: 4, Insightful
    Exactly what market would Apple be a Monopoly of?

    PPC Processor market? Nope they are used in other machines
    Notebooks? Nope other people make them
    LCD Displays? Nope other people make them
    Unix? Nope other versions exist
    OS X? Nope, other operating systems run on PPC hardware
    Tying everything together? Nope you are not required to use any one product with another.

    Apple is NOT a monopoly. Unless you limit the definition of their market to some insane level, they cannot be called a monopoly in any shape or form. Even if we pretend for an instant that they are a monopoly -- just remember that being a monopoly is not illegal, abusing that status is.

    Nice try though.

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    seSales, Point of Sale software for OS X.