[!CrackMonkey!] sharpie foils celine dion

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http://computerworld.com/governmenttopics/government/legalissues/story/0,10801,71354,00.html?nlid=PM

An anticopying technology used by Sony Music Entertainment Inc. on 
music CDs sold in Europe is apparently being defeated by music lovers 
using simple straight lines drawn on protected CDs with felt-tipped 
markers. 

The development was revealed on Internet discussion group lists late 
last week by people who had discovered the method. 

A spokeswoman for Sony Music Entertainment today said she couldn't 
comment on the matter and was waiting for an official statement from 
Sony DADC Austria AG in Austria, which developed the anticopying 
technology, called Key2Audio. Key2Audio is a special copy-protection 
technology used by Sony on music CDs sold in Europe, the spokeswoman 
said. 

According to the newsgroup listings, a Key2Audio-protected CD can be 
"unlocked" and copied by drawing a straight line on top of the ring 
separating the audio portion of the disc and the data track created 
by Key2Audio. The technology also prevents the music CDs from being 
played on standard PC and Macintosh CD-ROM drives. 

Sony DADC developed Key2Audio to help the music industry prevent 
unauthorized duplication of copyrighted music onto CD-recordable 
discs. The music industry has blamed home CD recordings, in part, for 
declining sales of music CDs. 

Len Rubin, an attorney at Chicago-based Gordon & Glickson LLC, said 
the legal implications are hazy. . . .
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