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✍ MagicGate is a copyright protection technology that complies with the standards set by SDMI (Secure Digital Music Initiative, an organization working | ||||
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| MagicGate refers to the copyright protection technology used by the MagicGate Memory Stick™ and other | |||
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The Memory Stick™ Walkman and MagicGate Memory Stick™ work together to check the data and ensure | ||||
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This is a copyright protection technology that is used to manage the digital music content downloaded to the PC from CDs, the Internet and/or other sources.
Software installed on the PC records music content in encrypted form onto the hard disk. As well as allowing you to enjoy music on the PC, this technology protects against unauthorised distribution on the Internet. Since it is compatible with MagicGate, you can use SonicStage and OpenMG technology to transfer music that you have downloaded onto your PC to your MG Memory Stick™, and playback on other Magic
People who create artistic works such as music are entitled to a "copyright", meaning that they have exclusive rights to dictate how their work is used. When they are created, artistic works are automatically protected by a copyright without having to submit notification or registration, and may not be used without the permission of the person who created the work.
In the music world, however, illegal acts of distributing music without the permission of the artist,