On copyright protection, Chapter 1, Restrictions on audio content – Sony PEG-N710C User Manual
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Playing audio files (Audio Player)
Chapter 1
On copyright protection
OpenMG technology* allows you to enjoy digital music while
maintaining the copyrights of its holders. OpenMG Jukebox encrypts
audio files in OpenMG format and stores them on the hard disk of
your computer to prevent unauthorized distribution.
* The copyright protection technology of your digital music player conforms to
SDMI (Secure Digital Music Initiative) specifications.
Your digital music player has some restrictions on recording and
playback to protect copyrights. You can check-in audio files only to the
same computer from which they were checked-out. They cannot be
copied or checked-in to other computers. For details, see “Restrictions
on copyright protection by OpenMG” on page 57.
Restrictions on audio content
High quality digital audio content is widely available through music
distribution services on the Internet. To protect the copyrights of its
holders from unauthorized distribution, some audio content is
distributed with certain restrictions on recording and playback. For
example, the playback period or playback count for the data may be
limited.
You cannot check-in audio files
to any computer other than the
computer used for check-out.
You cannot copy or
move audio files to
another computer.
You can check-in audio
files only to the
computer from which
they were checked-out.