Replies to post #27009 on American Green Inc (ERBB)

[cgibellino]

Wow they really talked about everything but sunncomm. Makes you think twice

[preserrve]

Yes EMI is using a new Protection System.

It initializes an own Player that gives you the Possibility to burn a Disc three times, mail it to a Friend, who can listen to it for a limited time, or you can put it on your PC and listen to it as a WMA file. It is not directly compatible with IPod. EMI is also using it outside the US for example on the new DJ Tomekk single which is Nr. 3 in the Charts, or on the Mega Chartbreaker Album "Ballermann Hits 2005".I can not tell if it is MediMax Tech but the Features are equal!!

[cgibellino]

The article was about this technology http://www.xcp-aurora.com/ not SCMI. It does mention that they have shipped "some" sunncomm copy protected cds
"Sony BMG already ships some CDs using MediaMax copy protection from SunnComm"
Unfortunatly it does not really promote Media Max. It does promote XCP1. I sure don't find this to be a good thing for SCMI if they are trying to promote a company and attract new investors.
Looks like there is legitimate competition!

XCP1 - Burn Protect
XCP1 pre release technology is designed to provide copy protection onto compact disc recordable media (CDR). Its methodology is an encapsulation process that wraps around the audio content controlling device access. This technique enables the information contained on the disc to be protected without being altered or affecting sound quality. The control program provided as part of the disc management system does not install any programs that alter your access to the content. XCP is deployed through Aurora Software and provides two options for CDR protection.

XCP1
XCP1 is designed for CD Audio and PC & MAC playability. Levels of protection are very high and recipients of XCP1 copy protected CDs will find it difficult to digitally rip or burn the Red Book content of the CD.

XCP Red
This version of XCP provides the highest level of copy protection for the most sensitive content prior to release. XCP Red contains all of the features in XCP1 but differs in that it denies playback on PC and Mac, only playing back in Red Book devices, such as standard Compact Disc Digital Audio (CD-DA) players. When the CD is inserted into a ROM drive it is not recognised at all, making it highly unlikely that the data can be found and digitally ripped.

Copy Protection Integrated With Watermarking
XCP technology has been developed to integrate with watermarking technologies to provide 'Double Dip' protection. 'Double Dip' is the process of adding a watermark to the music file before it is placed on an XCP protected compact disc. The XCP technology helps to prevent the content on the disc from being digitally extracted, but it is the watermarking that helps in the identification of to whom the content was allocated before it was leaked. XCP is a prevention based technology and watermarking is a forensic based technology.

Where is XCP being used?
XCP1 and XCP Red technology is being used by all four of the major Record Labels for the protection of pre release music on internal CDRs. Albums from some of the best known artists have been successfully copy protected in this way to reduce the occurrence of leaks prior to release.

" Digital outtake thief forces studios, artists to increase security "

I too would love to hear an explanation on this and not just one that says "we are better". As far as I know Mario was not involved with EAG and if he was it would not make a difference. Cubley was, and still is there.(that's the problem) I don't blame Mario or anyone else for my investments. I invest my own money and take my own risks.
HDY has to be played out yet.

[RoxinCa]

I've read the article posted by docgfd several times and I kept coming back to these lines, Just my opinion, but, it seems to me, that in the long run First 4 doesn't really work


The copy protections are not iron-clad, however: you can make three copies of the CD on each PC on which you load it. You can also make three additional copies of the CD from the tracks that you have ripped to your Windows Media Player library.

Once you have burned CDs using Windows Media Player, the tracks cease to be protected, and you can upload this audio CD into another media player, such as ITunes.And once the tracks are uploaded, you can burn them as often as you like.