On Copyright Protection - Sony NW-MS9 Operating Instructions Manual

The OpenMG technology* allows you to enjoy digital music, while maintaining the copyrights of
its holders OpenMG Jukebox encrypts audio files in OpenMG format and stores them on the
hard disk of your computer to prevent unauthorized distribution
* The copyright protection technology of your digital music player conforms to SDMI (Secure
Digital Music Initiative) specifications
The digital music player has some restrictions on recording and playback to protect copyrights
You can check-in audio files only to the same computer from which they were checked-out They
cannot be copied or checked-in to other computers
For details, see "Restrictions on copyright protection by OpenMG" on page 35
You can check-in audio
files only to the
computer from which
they were checked-out
You cannot copy or
move audio files to
another computer
You cannot check-in audio files
to any computer other than the
computer used for check-out
Restrictions on audio content
High quality digital audio content is widely available through music distribution services on the
Internet To protect the copyrights of its holders from unauthorized distribution, some audio
content is distributed with certain restrictions on recording and playback For example, the
playback period or playback count for the data may be limited
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