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[FYI] New disc--is it the end of the music CD?



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New disc--is it the end of the music CD?  

By Gwendolyn Mariano  

Special to ZDNet News  

August 6, 2001 4:57 PM PT  

InterTrust Technologies, a maker of digital rights management 
software, said Monday it has partnered with start-up DataPlay to 
provide secure digital media in a move to thwart music piracy by 
replacing the compact disc.  

Santa Clara, Calif.-based InterTrust said it will place DRM formats 
on DataPlay-enabled devices, including blank and prerecorded discs. 
Such DataPlay discs can hold 11 hours of compressed music, or seven 
to 10 albums.  

Both companies are betting that DataPlay's discs are eventually going 
to replace the compact disc, which has been considered to be the 
source of music piracy on the Web.  

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