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Sony Japan to Abolish Copy Controlled CDs

Posted by CowboyNeal on 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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  1. Translation of Translation by Atrax · · Score: 5, Funny

    "many music users' consciousness increased to protection of copyrights"

    "We really thought we could sneak this by most users, but it turns out they're more informaed than we thought. Damn you, independent media!"

    --
    Screw you all! I'm off to the pub
    1. Re:Translation of Translation by Carewolf · · Score: 5, Funny

      Or translation of translation of translation:

      "Capitalism actually works. I am shocked!"

      So am I.

  2. Roxxor by cfalcon · · Score: 5, Funny

    Any move toward trusting consumers and an industry standard is worthy of a smile. :)

    Or at least, a colon and a close parenthesis.

  3. Hell... by DAldredge · · Score: 3, Funny

    Hell has frozen over.

    I think that says it all...I guess that Satan will be wearing a coat tonight.

  4. Captain to away team by NanoGator · · Score: 4, Funny

    Set your faces to stun.

    --
    "Derp de derp."
  5. Damn! by NTiOzymandias · · Score: 5, Funny

    No more copy-protected CDs?! But why?! I was having so much fun scribbling around the edges with my beloved Sharpees..... I can still do that even if there's no point, right? Right?!?!

  6. Labelgate? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    So will the scandalous drop in Sony Japan's music sales forever be known as Labelgategate?

  7. This is what I get... by abb3w · · Score: 5, Funny
    ...for reading Slashdot after 1AM: I start dreaming weird and unbelievable stuff becomes news. Time for bed.

    --
    //Information does not want to be free; it wants to breed.
  8. How you get sony firmware upgrade. by DAldredge · · Score: 4, Funny

    Step One: Buy new sony player at full retail.
    Step Two: There is no step two.

  9. Re:Rant / Rave by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I just discovered this last week... after having my PS2 for 6 months... for shaaaaaaame!

    old age is ugly

  10. The Cluetrain Manifesto by Devar · · Score: 2, Funny

    Maybe someone high-up over at Sony had a read of The Cluetrain Manifesto? :)

    --
    It's a Bagel.
  11. What about the artists? by InfiniteWisdom · · Score: 2, Funny

    Apparently there isn't an RIAJ to "protect" the "interests" of the artists!

  12. And you'll get this by phalse+phace · · Score: 2, Funny
    "But it can play OGG the latest and greatest in music compression formats, and with software to convert all your all mp3s to oggs"

    NPTS customer: Huh?

  13. Obligatory by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Sony to Abolish Copy Controlled CDs..... in Japan!

  14. It may not play mp3 by huntse · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...but apparently it supports betamax

  15. There's no such thing as a free lunch.. by JustNiz · · Score: 2, Funny

    So my guess is that they are planning on making the whole CD format obsolete soon in favour of something with built-in DRM.

    Or alternatively, they've come up with CD's that artificially degrade over time and are uplayable within some short time.... Oh wait... they're already doing that by only signing bands like Britney.