OpenMG

Copyright

protection

technology

to

import

and

manage

contents

of music

distribution

services

or

CDs

By using

software

 

compliant

with

OpenMG,

 

audio

contents

can

be

encrypted

before

storage

 

on

a hard

disk

drive

so

that you

can

enjoy

playback

of

the

audio

files

on

that computer

 

OpenMG

 

also

prevents

 

unauthorized

distribution

 

 

of the

contents

via

the

Internet

 

or other networks

 

 

SDMI

SDMI which stands for Secure Digital Music Initiative, is a forum that consists of over 130

companies in the fields of recorded audio content, computers, and consumer electronics,

dedicated to developing an integrated method of copyright protection technology that can be used worldwide

SDMI

is

working

to

create a framework

for preventing

improper

usage

of audio

files and

to

 

promote

 

legal

music

distribution

services

The copyright

protection

technology

OpenMG

is

based

upon

the

SDMI

standard

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Windows

Media

 

Technology

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A technology

including

a

contents

management

system

called

Windows

 

Media

Rights

Manager,

which

can

encrypt

contents

and

distribute

them

with

their conditions

for

usage,

distribution,

etc

Audio

files

supporting

 

Windows

Media

Technologies

(WMT)

downloaded

via

EMD

can

be

imported

 

into and

managed

by

OpenMG

Jukebox

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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