An ideal system for the labels would be a technology that would recognize the CD and read the rules and instructions from it. Such rules may include the amount of times a CD can be copied, or perhaps even more complicated, the amount of tracks that can be copied and to what medium. Would such a copy protection technology manage to escape consumers who are believers in fair use? Also, the labels would prefer if the system wasn't completely relying on Microsoft technology. Windows is not the labels only targeted Operating System, discussions between Apple and Labels already took place. The Labels are hoping that a system could be as user friendly as Apple's iTunes music store.
Microsoft is to meet representatives from the Recording Industry Association of America on September 20th to discuss the requests on the wish list.
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