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: Sony attempts to limit recording again
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 16:26:54 -0400
Begin forwarded message: From: Ed Biebel <edward () biebel net> Date: August 21, 2006 4:24:45 PM EDT To: dave () farber net 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. "
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