Sony Japan to Abolish Copy Controlled CDs

Posted by CowboyNeal on Thursday September 30, 2004 @05:05PM from the music-wants-to-be-free dept.

Gridle writes "In a complete reversal of their policy and on the heels of Avex's partial cessation of copy protected CDs (translation), Sony Music Entertainment in Japan has announced that it will abolish its Label Gate CCCD format (translation) beginning in November 2004 and move back to normal CD-audio format discs for all future releases. Reasons cited are music users' increased consciousness about copyrights and maintenance of legality (conformity to the CD-audio format specification). In related news, Sony also released a slightly updated HD walkman (translation) due to pressure from the iPod, but because of hardware limitations the device still does not support MP3 playback."

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Re:Yay for sony japan by izakage · 2004-09-30 17:53 · Score: -1, Flamebait

Wait, you're not in Japan?

Damn, I assumed from the strangely capitalized latters, bad grammar, and aZn smiley, you were AzN yourself.

ZAN PRYD~~~
Bush Fails It by Anonymous Coward · 2004-09-30 19:20 · Score: -1, Flamebait

What a pathetic display of incumbant poise and wisdom. Someone put that chimp out of its misery
Re:Time for something new by Anonymous Coward · 2004-10-01 00:25 · Score: -1, Flamebait

I've considered your post very carefully, having read it over several times. And I have one question to ask (especially the mods who found you "intersesting":

What the FUCK are you talking about?

(With all due respect)