Author: JT Smith
“While SunnComm is betting that copy-protected CDs will be the music industry’s answer to digital
content protection, it’s discovering that success stories don’t come easy.
content protection, it’s discovering that success stories don’t come easy.
In May, SunnComm provided anti-copying technology on a CD
release by veteran country music singer Charley Pride. But
before the CD was shipped to U.S. stores by Nashville,
Tenn.-based Music City Records, free copies of the songs
appeared on the Internet. Eight of the 15 songs on Pride’s new
album, “A Tribute to Jim Reeves,” were posted on a private Web
page hosted by Yahoo. And later, consumers complained that
the SunnComm-protected CDs could not play properly on all
devices, such as certain DVD players.” Full story at CNET.