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[FYI] New disc--is it the end of the music CD?
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- Subject: [FYI] New disc--is it the end of the music CD?
- From: "Axel H Horns" <horns@ipjur.com>
- Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2001 16:24:16 +0200
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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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