In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Roy Schestowitz
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on Tue, 22 Aug 2006 07:35:21 +0100
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> A spy in your CD?
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> | 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.
> |
> | Such a move would be controversial. In November 2005 Sony was forced
> | to withdraw anti-piracy software it had placed on its CDs to restrict
> | the number of copies a buyer could make because it introduced
> | security vulnerabilities to Windows operating systems.
> `----
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> http://www.newscientisttech.com/channel/tech/dn9728.html
I'm hoping it's a variant of SCMS.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_Copy_Management_System
AFAIK this is mandated in US law:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio_Home_Recording_Act
specifically Title 17 (Copyrights), Chapter 10,
Subchapter B, Section 1002(c):
http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode17/usc_sec_17_00001002----000-.html
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