We already reported about SafeAudio several times the last month. But yesterday TTR Technologies announced that its safeaudio copy protection technology has been adopted by the music industry's key encoder and testing companies (Toolex, Eclipse, DCA & DaTARIUS). Safeaudio can now be rapidly deployed at CD manufacturing facilities around the world to produce safeaudio-protected discs.
The SAFEAUDIO protection process is designed to prevent unauthorized copying of music CDs without detracting from the CD's playability. It is applied at CD manufacturing facilities during the glass mastering process. TTR, together with its strategic partner, Macrovision Corporation (Nasdaq: MVSN), has worked closely with Toolex, Eclipse, DCA and DaTARIUS to develop the tools necessary for mastering and testing SAFEAUDIO-protected discs. |
Brian McPhail, vice president and general manager of Macrovision's Consumer Software Division, commented, 'As a result of these new partnerships with the key mastering and test equipment providers, music labels and publishers can replicate and distribute SAFEAUDIO-protected CDs in facilities throughout the world. Our strategy in 2001 has been to build the worldwide infrastructure to support rapid deployment of SAFEAUDIO as soon as the labels and publishers give the green light on SAFEAUDIO."
Marc D. Tokayer, chairman and chief executive officer of TTR, noted, 'We are pleased that SAFEAUDIO is ready for commercial launch. We have worked very hard with Macrovision to develop the best audio CD copy protection technology available. With commercial pilots now underway at various major and independent labels, we are very confident that Macrovision's talented marketing team will make this product the success in the marketplace that the music industry deserves."
The Safeaudio protection works against unauthorized disc copying or ripping of songs. Because it is media-based it cannot be easily circumvented by PC ripping programs. You can read more about this protection here. Well we will see how this new protection will work in the real (CD Freakers) world...
Source: TTRtech
