Kwibus used our newssubmit to tell us about an article in the Dutch newspaper 'de volkskrant' about the secret use of copy protections on audio CD's. He was also kind enough to translate a part of the story:
The reported audio protection from Macrovision is already being used for the past months in the Netherlands. |
The protection is, among others, used on the latest album "Puur" from Volumia. The album is already available in the stores.
Music Company BMG confirms that the protection is being used without a notice on the cd itself. They state that "they didn't have the time yet to tell the public about the protection".
The Dutch Association for the Audio & video Industry also confirms that the record companys are using copy protections on new releases.
Sony started using it's protection technique "key2audio" in an Austrian factory. "Although not directly produced for the Dutch market, it might be possible that products have been shipped to the Netherlands", Sony reacts.
But the most important issue with these protections is that the protection violates the Dutch Law that gives consumers the right to make 1 copy for private use.
The full article (in Dutch) is available here.
Source: Volkskrant.
