Copyright Protection - Sony VAIO Music Clip MC-P10 Operating Instructions Manual

Copyright protection

The Music Clip Player has some restrictions on recording and playback
to protect copyrights.
For details, see "Restrictions on the copyright protection by OpenMG"
on page 29.
What is OpenMG?
OpenMG is a copyright protection technology used when recording
and playing back audio data on computers. OpenMG encrypts and
saves digital audio data on a computer's hard disk, and allows the
audio data to be played back on that computer only, protecting it from
being illegally delivered over a network.
Transfer of sound data from your computer to the Music
Clip Player (Check in/out)
The supplied application software (OpenMG Jukebox) enables you to
transfer the sound data stored on your computer's hard disk to the
Music Clip Player (Check out) and transfer it from the Music Clip
Player to your computer (Check in).
Check in/out restrictions:
– You cannot check out the same song more than three times (excluding
certain songs). However, if you transfer a checked out song back to
your computer (Check in), you can then check out the song again.
– You cannot check in songs checked out to the Music Clip Player to
any computer other than the computer used for the Check out.
For details, see "Terminology" on page 31.
Restrictions on sound data
Some sound data is distributed with restrictions on recording or
playback of the data to maintain of its holders' copyright.
For example, songs which have playback period restrictions can be
played back only within the given period of time.
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