Sony To Trial CD Copy ‘Limitation’ Technology
May 31st, 2005
Making a CD copy for ‘personal’ use is something that we’ve all done, but of course, we draw the line at making copies for our friends. Don’t we?
It seems Sony are about to put to the test, the popular view that copy protection is bad because it stops us backing up our music CDs. They are to trial a technology that would allow a single CD copy to be burned, but attempting to rip tracks from the burned CD would be prevented, effectively limiting the reach of a single copied CD.
The technology, known as ’sterile burning’ has been developed by UK company First4Internet.
“The secure burning solution is the sensible way forward,” First4Internet chief executive officer Mathew Gilliat-Smith said. “Most consumers accept that making a copy for personal use is really what they want it for. The industry is keen to make sure that is not abused by making copies for other people that would otherwise go buy a CD.”
Sony have not revealed which CD releases will be protected by sterile burning.
Source: ABC (Australia)
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