Sony PEG-N770C/E MagicGate, OpenMG, Copyright protection, Protruding dot located on the back

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	a protruding dot located on the back.
	￿MagicGate is a copyright protection technology that complies with the standards set by SDMI (Secure Digital Music Initiative, an organization working
	to draw up industry standard specifications in order to protect copyrights of digital music). The logo	indicates the copyright protection system
Operating	devised by Sony. It is not meant to guarantee compatibility with other media.
	MagicGate
	MagicGate refers to the copyright protection technology used by the MagicGate Memory Stick™ and other
CLIE	MagicGate Memory Stick™ compatible devices.
	The Memory Stick™ Walkman and MagicGate Memory Stick™ work together to check the data and ensure
	it complies with copyright protection.

If no problems are detected, the data is exchanged in encrypted form; if authentication is not passed, data cannot be exchanged or played back.

OpenMG

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 unauthorized distribution on the Internet.

Since it is compatible with MagicGate, you can use OpenMG 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 literary 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, literary 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.