Copy Protected CD Makers Attempt iPod Support

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.

Comments

Copy protected CD?

[lightspawn]

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.

Re:Something good comes out of this...

[Jord]

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.