It’s as jarring as former First Lady Nancy Reagan saying yes to drugs. The maker of the code hackers love to crack — Macrovision — is touting the sharing and copying features of the next version of its CDS-300 copy-protection scheme when it’s released in this year’s fourth quarter. Those features include compatibility with Apple Computer’s music management software, iTunes, and its best-selling digital music player, the iPod. Some 350 million audio CDs have been sold outside the United States with earlier versions of CDS-300 that block music-ripping from the discs.
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Macrovision CD Protection To Be Apple Compatible
Posted by: John P. Mello Jr. August 24, 2004 09:03 AMIt’s as jarring as former First Lady Nancy Reagan saying yes to drugs. The maker of the code hackers love to crack — Macrovision — is touting the sharing and copying features of the next version of its CDS-300 copy-protection scheme when it’s released in this year’s fourth quarter. Those features include compatibility with Apple Computer’s music management software, iTunes, and its best-selling digital music player, the iPod. Some 350 million audio CDs have been sold outside the United States with earlier versions of CDS-300 that block music-ripping from the discs.