CLIE Operating Instru ctions
Using the Memory Stick
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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 specifica tions in order to protect copyri ghts of digital music). The logo indicates the copyright protection sy stem
devised by Sony. It is not meant to guarantee co mpatibility with other media.
MagicGate
MagicGate refers to the copyright protectio n technology used by the MagicGate M emory Stick and other
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 enc rypted 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 down loaded to
the PC from CDs, the Internet and/or other sources.
Software installed on the PC records music content i n encrypted form onto the hard disk. As well as allowing
you to enjoy music on the PC, th is technology protects against unaut horized 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 Memor y Stick, and playback on other Mag ic Gate-equipped devices and media.
Copyright protection
People who create literary works such as mu sic are entitled to a "copyright", meaning th at they have
exclusive rights to dictate how their work is used. When they are created, literary works are automatica lly
protected by a copyright without having to submi t notification or registration, and may no t be used without
the permission of the person who created the work.