FC: Roxio "Toast" CD burning software may limit copying

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

Background on the Toast software:
http://www.creativepro.com/software/news/1345.html

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Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2002 15:20:07 -0400
Subject: Fwd: [X Newbies] Copywrite protection now in CD recording software
From: Arthur Amolsch <aamolsch () shentel net>
To: declan () well com

You may wan to share this with Politechers.

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> Date: Thu Jul 11, 2002  11:07:32  AM US/Eastern
> To: <X-Newbies () lists themacintoshguy com> (Mac OS X Newbies)
> Subject: [X Newbies] Copywrite protection now in CD recording software
> Reply-To: <X-Newbies () lists themacintoshguy com> ( Mac OS X Newbies)
>
> Just thought everyone might like to know that the latest update of Toast
> (5.1.4) has this paragraph buried in the licensing agreement. I would
> assume that this is present in the PC program EZ CD Creator as well:
>
> Just a few days ago, I retrieved the v5.1.4 update for Roxio's Toast CD
> mastering software. And was stunned to discovered the following verbiage
> placed within the license agreement's "RESTRICTIONS" section.
>
>
> Content providers are using the digital rights management technology
> ("DRM") contained in this Software to protect the integrity of their
> content ("Secure Content") so that their intellectual property,
> including copyright, in such content is not misappropriated. Owners of
> such Secure Content ("Secure Content Owners") may, from time to time,
> request Roxio or its suppliers to provide security related updates to
> the DRM components of the Software ("Security Updates") that may affect
> your ability to copy, display and/or play Secure Content through the
> Software or other applications that utilize the Software. You therefore
> agree that, if you elect to download a license from the Internet which
> enables your use of Secure Content, Roxio or its suppliers may, in
> conjunction with such license, also download onto your computer such
> Security Updates that a Secure Content Owner has requested that Roxio or
> its suppliers distribute. Roxio and its suppliers will not retrieve any
> personally identifiable information, or any other information, from your
> computer by downloading such Security Updates.
>
> Note that these statements are nestled in the midst of a longer
> paragraph containing the usual stuff about not reverse engineering the
> software, with copy not directly related to these statements preceding
> and following these statements. Almost as if Roxio hoped that this
> language would not be noticed.
>
> This is apparently is why many people are having problems copying audio
> CD's with the latest updates.
>
> David Crandon
>
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