New technology on music CDs limits the number of copies you can make–and gets in the way of putting tunes on an IPod.
The record industry has been targeting online music sharing for years, but now it has undertaken a new war–against casual piracy.
Sony BMG and EMI have begun shipping compact discs using technology that limits the number of copies you can make of any disc to three. And you cant port songs from affected CDs to Apple IPod players unless you request a workaround from Sony.
The move, along with other recent developments in copyright protection such as the Supreme Courts ruling this summer in MGM v. Grokster, a copyright infringement case pitting Hollywood against the Grokster peer-to-peer network (see Court Sets File-Sharing Limits ), could have a lasting impact on your entertainment choices. And you may not like the remix.

This is a new take on security…The options available to deal with this issue are limited but clearly this looks like an idea with possibilities.

They are looking for ways to extend their control over music and charge for the various ways we use music, Whether companies can do so and avoid a consumer backlash remains to be seen…

Continue reading this interesting article at pcworld.com