BMG Entertainment has said it will work with security technology provider SunnComm to create copy-protected CDs, one of a growing number of efforts by the record labels to combat alleged Internet piracy at the source.
A lawsuit has been against an independent record label for embedding technology in CDs that blocks people from listening to songs on a computer.
For the last several months, consumers in ordinary record stores around the world have unwittingly been buying CDs that include technology designed to discourage them from making copies on their PCs.
Consumers in ordinary music stores are unwittingly buying CDs that include technology designed to discourage the making of digital copies.
Anti-piracy features making their way onto CDs promise to dramatically alter the online music landscape, potentially handing Microsoft a potent weapon against the leading MP3 format and other rivals in the high-stakes battle over digital-audio standards.
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