Sony announces the Betamax of DRM systems

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Jonathan on 2002/08/09:

  „Sony's system requires Sony proprietary playback software and/or hardware (Memory stick MP3 and MiniDisc players).  The software components, however are brain-damaged, the MAGIQLIP player must talk back to the server to validate that the user has rights to play the song a la DIVX (the failed DVD competitor , not the video compressor ) and the OpenMG jukebox that places significant hurdles around fair use.“

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