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October 04, 2004
Sony & copy-protected CDs
Sony JAPAN has announced that it is abandoning production of copy-protected CDs.
The story was first reported on September 30th and has since been covered by the Associated Press, as well as many other news outlets including this BBC News article: Sony abandons copy-protected CDs.
Sony makes the claim that it is dropping the cd-copy-protected format because it believes that the public at large now understands the wrongness of "burned cds" and copyright infringement. Could it be possible that the growing number of complaints regarding end-user problems related to Sony's copy-protected format have anything to do with the decision? The Net is a-buzz with possibilities.
It seems that the growth of MP3 players and the difficulties inherrent with the Sony copy-protected cds helped prod the decision.
CD sales are rebounding. Could cd-copying-capability now be recognized as an asset? I'm certain angst is building in the music industry boardrooms…
Posted by BIGBAER at October 4, 2004 12:38 PM
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