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[neilbolton]

Can you explain how they (MVSN) "flew under the radar" during all of this? Now that is an interesting discussion one would think.

I would think that quite obvious. They withdrew their product from the market as I mentioned, so they never was any CD released in the US with their music copy protection. There was nothing for Halderman or the EFF to complain about.

They did release lots of CDs in Europe and Japan with CDS prior to 2006, but Europe and Japan don't seem to get all hot and bothered like the US. There were many complaints, but they seemed to center on playability issues.

It is quite possible that the best thing that ever happened to them was EMI getting cold feet. Otherwise they might have ended up in the same boat as SunnComm.

They do get a lot of flack for their movie copy protection, but the issues tend to be about the nuisance value of their protection, rather than issues of security. Also, it is more accepted in the movie industry as copy protection has been used there from very early on, unlike the music industry.