[IP] : Sony attempts to limit recording again
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From: Ed Biebel <edward@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: August 21, 2006 4:24:45 PM EDT
To: dave@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Sony attempts to limit recording again
Dave,
I don't recall seeing this on your list and thought your readers
might find it interesting.
From New Scientist magazine (http://www.newscientisttech.com/channel/
tech/dn9728.html)
"A patent filed by Sony last week suggests it may once again be
considering preventing consumers making "too many" back-up copies of
its CDs.
[...]
"Sony's latest idea is to place a piece of monitoring hardware inside
the CD. Its patent suggests embedding a radio-frequency ID chip that
could be interrogated wirelessly by a PC or CD player. The chip would
record the number of times the disc was copied and prevent further
recordings once it reached the limit. "
Ed
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