cs2cd used our news
submit to tell us that a privately held corporation
from Delaware, Consumer Surround Sound Inc. (CS2), has announced, what they call, a major milestone.
CS2's flagship product, the CS2CD, has been successfully manufactured by Sony
Disc Manufacturing (SDM).
So what's so special about the CS2CD? Well
the disc allows DVD playable video and slide shows to reside on Compact Disc
albums and singles, without interruption of traditional CD listening practices
in CD players:
 Activate entertainment's title 'Kool Keith presents Thee
Undatakerz" made the replication debut of the format at SDM through an
exclusive replication agreement between SDM and 101 Distribution, the
distributor of Activate's current title.
'This is a big day for us,
as well as for the music industry around the world. Everyone is looking
for the format that will salvage and revive music retail. CS2CD is the
only format that can do so" said founder and CEO of Consumer Surround
Sound Inc. William Grecia in a prepared statement. 'I have been developing
the final version of the CS2CD for three years, and some believed this
product would never reach replication at a major facility. Not only did
CS2CD achieve replication status, but the process is plant friendly." When
asked about the accompanying CS2ADC technology on the CS2CD, Mr. Grecia
continued to add 'CS2ADC prevent full 1:1 faithful cloning of a CS2CD disc
as a whole. Unlike other restrictive commercial 'copy protections", CS2ADC
allow full CD audio playback in PC's and DVD players. CS2ADC is the
perfect balance between retaining consumers 'fair use" rights, and the
music industry need for a retail product that consumers cannot (re)create
with a CD/DVD burner. Mass piracy and duplication of this format is not an
issue for my clients."
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I guess we'll have to wait and see how the CS2CD will perform in
real everyday usage. I doubt though that the discs cannot be copied. It
does seem though that preventing piracy is not the main goal
of these new discs. It's good to see that people are trying to improve CDs so
that consumers will get more value for their money. More information on the
CS2CD can be found via www.cs2cd.com.
Source: Mi2N
