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June 27,
2001
| Interface standard ‘Net
MD' by which the connection of the personal computer and the
mini-disc is enabled is planned. |
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-A high-speed
forwarding of the music data which protects the copyright is
achieved -. |
Sony planned interface
standard ‘Net MD' by which personal computer (PC) and mini-disc (MD)
equipment were connected by using USB(Universal Serial Bus). The copyright
protection technology is adopted, and the music data can be high-speed
forwarded from PC to the MD equipment while protecting the copyright of
music.
‘Net MD' planned at this time is an extended standard of
music MD standard “Rainbow Book", and the specification of the forwarding
format etc. of the attestation of PC and the MD equipment and the music
data is included. *** Encode from the dealing <electronic music>
<wiring> service on the hard drive of PC and the recorded music data
to CD or ‘Net MD' based on the copyright protection technology; It is
possible to forward it to the attested MD equipment.; Moreover, the music
data recorded in accordance with ‘Net MD' can be reproduced with an
existing MD equipment because there is no change in the record method to
the voice compression technology and MD media by using MD for a present
recording as a record media.
*** Sony in 1992 is accepted, and the
edit is accepted and the feature of easy digital record media is accepted
a possible random access after the MD equipment is commercialized.; It is
expected that the MD hardware of about 54,000,000(Sony melody) totals
spreads to all over the world by the end of 2001.; Moreover, it is
forecast that [it] reaches in 270,000,000 market scales of this year/year
(industry association of corporation Japan record media examination)
concerning MD media for the recording. Sony widely proposes ‘Net MD' to
the industry, and will aim at a further expansion of the MD market in the
future.
- Comment on Sony Ltd. execution director executive director
high 篠静雄(unknown word)
- 「Net
MD規格により、PCとの親和性を高めることでMD市場の更なる拡大を可能にすると確信しています。また、著作 保護に配慮したNet
MDは、音楽配信ビジネスの活性化にも寄与するものと期待しています。」
Main
feature of - ‘Net MD'
- 1. High harmony with PC
- USB which is a standard interface of PC is adopted for the
connection with the MD equipment, and high harmony with PC is secured.
The music data can be forwarded from PC to the MD equipment at high
speed. Moreover, a basic operation of the equipment for Net MD can be
done from PC, and the edit of the title of the music data recorded in MD
media is also possible.
- 2. It is possible to reproduce with an existing MD equipment.
- Past “ATRAC" and “ATRAC3" are used as a voice compression method.
The music data recorded in accordance with ‘Net MD' can be reproduced
with an existing MD equipment because there is no change in the record
method to MD media. The music data recorded by “ATRAC3" can be
reproduced with the equipment for MDLP.
- 3. Achievement of copyright protection
- “OpenMG" and “MagicGate" with results already as a copyright
protection technology are adopted. After the attestation between PC and
the MD equipment is done by “MagicGate", the music data which was
encoded by “OpenMG" and recorded on the hard drive of PC can be
forwarded from PC to the MD equipment. Moreover, a digital copy of the
second generation or more of the music data is prevented by SCMS(Serial
Copy Management System).
- - MD format hardware licensee enterprise
- The Aiwa Ltd. is an Akai Electric Ltd., (*akyufeiz*) company, Asahi
Breweries, Ltd., Alpine Electronics, Inc., an Onkyo Ltd., a Clarion
Ltd., Kenwood Corporation, a Sansui Electric Ltd., Sanyo Electric Co.,
Ltd., (*shinanokenshi*) company, a Sharp Ltd., SUZUKI MOTOR
CORPORATION., TEAC Corporation, Toshiba Corporation Ltd., and Nakamichi
Corporation.; The Nippon Chemi-Con Ltd. is Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd.,
Victor Company of Japan, Ltd., Marantz Japan, Inc., a pioneer company,
Hitachi Ltd., Foster Electric Co., Ltd., a Fujitsu Ten Ltd., Funai
Electric Co., Ltd., Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Mitsubishi
Electric Corporation, Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd., Ricoh Ltd., and Yamaha
Motor Co., Ltd..
; Alco Electronics Ltd.､Anam Electronics Co.,
Ltd.､Becker Autoradioweak GMBH､ Daewoo Electronics Co., Ltd.､Etronics
Corporation､Goldstar Co., Ltd.､ HHB Communications Ltd.､Lotte Electronic
Corporation､Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd､ Tae Kwang Industrial Co.,
Ltd.､Tonic Industries Holdings Ltd.､Welton Electronics Limited､ Ya Horng
Electronics Co., Ltd.
- - ‘Net MD' Enterprise which has agreement to purport of
standard
- Kenwood Corporation, Geo bit, Just System Ltd., NEC Corporation,
Fujitsu Ltd., Liquid Audio,Inc., and RealNetworks,Inc.
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“OpenMG" “MagicGate" “ATRAC" “ATRAC3" is a trademark of the Sony Ltd..
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