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Sony's New DRM Technique

Posted by Zonk on from the no-reburning dept.

skochak writes "Sony has introduced a new DRM scheme. You can burn a CD-R from the original once, but you can't re-burn from that first copy." From the article: "The concept is known as 'sterile burning.' And in the eyes of Sony BMG executives, the initiative is central to the industry's efforts to curb casual CD burning. 'The casual piracy, the school yard piracy, is a huge issue for us...Two-thirds of all piracy comes from ripping and burning CDs, which is why making the CD a secure format is of the utmost importance.'"

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  1. Shhh!!! by Snap+E+Tom · · Score: 4, Funny

    I hope no one finds out you can burn a gazillion copies from the CDR!

    1. Re:Shhh!!! by Ooblek · · Score: 4, Funny
      1. Wet-wire mp3 players into geeks and even a few wanna be geeks.
      2. Make the music tradeable only during sexual intercourse.
      3. ? (What the hell do you need to know here anyway? #2 is either never going to happen, or you'll see a lot of geeks walking down the sidewalk with a smile from ear to ear.)
      4. Profit

      I should get paid for this.

  2. Amusing by Council · · Score: 4, Funny

    What if we want to copy Linux distributions to our friends? Huh, what about that?

    Wait, or was that the Bittorrent excuse? I'm getting them mixed up now. I can't believe they're stepping all over our rights to do anything we want, anywhere, with anything.
    For some reason, this is totally unreasonable!

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    xkcd.com - a webcomic of mathematics, love, and language.
  3. Math. Their Strong Suit. by Shky · · Score: 4, Funny

    Two-thirds of all piracy comes from ripping and burning CDs

    But they're using high-speed burners, so that makes it at least four thirds, right?

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    CC Licensed Serialized Story and Podcast: Ingenioustries
  4. Re:Who will crack it first? by sik0fewl · · Score: 4, Funny

    C'mon, give them some credit. If you would've read the article you posted you would've noticed that you need a marker. And with a felt tip, no less!

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    I remember when legal used to mean lawful, now it means some kind of loophole. - Leo Kessler
  5. Re:Not new! by smittyoneeach · · Score: 4, Funny

    Which might help explain the extreme popularity of the format...

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    Get thee glass eyes, and, like a scurvy politician, seem to see things thou dost not.--King Lear
  6. Re:In Related News: by Nytewynd · · Score: 4, Funny

    I store all of my data in WMA files. That way I can listen to my databases on my iPod. Northwind Traders has some phat beats.

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  7. Re:my favorite quote by KMitchell · · Score: 4, Funny

    "Trying to make bits uncopyable is like trying to make water not wet."
    --Bruce Schneier

    I'd add the following:

    "Anyone who says differently is selling something"
    --Westley, The Princess Bride