Be Sure to read the last line on how to defeat the new copyrighting technique
It looks like BMG wants to further solidfy its "clueless" reputation:
Halderman Dissects New CD Copy Protection
"Alex Halderman has published an interesting technical report analyzing the newest CD 'copy protection' technology. Alex, who is a graduate student here in Princeton's computer science department, also wrote the definitive paper on the previous generation of CD copy protection.
Alex's paper explains how the SunnComm technology works and why it won't help the record labels fight copyright infringement. Despite the usual claims by the vendor (SunnComm) that the technology provides 'an incredible level of security for the music', Alex found that it is quite weak.
This technology is going to end up in the hall of fame beside the previous Sony technology that was famously defeated by drawing on the CD with a felt-tipped pen. This time, the technology can be defeated completely by holding down the computer's Shift key while inserting the CD." [Freedom to Tinker]
Ha! BMG probably spent more money on the licensing fee for the DRM software plus whatever additional steps it added to the production process than they would have lost due to piracy. [The Shifted Librarian]
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