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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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to draw up industry standard specifications in order to protect copyrights of digital music).

 

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logo indicates the copyright protection system devised by Sony. It is not meant to guarantee compatibility with other media.

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This is a copyright protection technology that is used to manage the digital music content downloaded to

 

 

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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

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you to enjoy music on the PC, this technology protects against unauthorized distribution on the Internet.

 

Since it is compatible with MagicGate, you can use OpenMG/SonicStage to transfer music that you have

 

 

downloaded onto your PC to your MG Memory Stick™, and playback on other Magic Gate-equipped devices

 

 

and media.

 

 

Copyright protection

 

 

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,

 

 

particularly on the Internet, have recently been on the increase. That is why the Recording Industry

 

 

Association of America (RIAA) took the initiative to organize a forum called Secure Music Digital Initiative

 

 

(SDMI) to study technology for protecting copyrights during the electronic distribution of music.

 

 

Sony offers the MagicGate Memory Stick™ and Memory Stick™ Walkman with a copyright protection

 

 

function that complies with SDMI standards, thereby providing an environment where individuals can

 

 

record and enjoy third-party music data without worrying about copyright infringement.

 

 

￿ Artistic works that are recorded by individuals are permitted for private usage only.