‘Pioneering’ System To Target Cellphone Music Piracy
The Japanese government and music companies have set their sights on a “pioneering system” designed to stop the unauthorized copying of music on mobile phones. Persistent offenders could have their phone’s music capabilities disabled.
According to a report today, a new system could be introduced in Japan as early as next year to try to combat music piracy on cellphones.
It could be operational as early as April 2010, says Elmundo.
Details are scarce but apparently the system would consist of a central database which contains information about music which is authorized to be downloaded, and would be responsible for verifying that cellphone users weren’t downloading illicit music. Those that do would be sent warning messages.
But of course, simple warnings aren’t enough for the music industry. The report claims that the music capabilities of cellphones could be disabled for persistent infringers.
Once we have more technical details on how this system can actually function, we’ll post an update.
So who will be responsible for the data costs in transmitting this information? Will the telecoms providers be in on this? are they going to legislate it. Has Peter mandelson been in Japan?
lol, big brother, lol
Who is gonna buy a cellphone with this software on it?
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deville: everyone, once all the phone companies include it their handsets :)
I don’t understand how they can do it O_o
I have a cellphone, it has a lot o functionalities: sms, mms, organizer, alarm clock, camera, music reproduction, video reproduction, etc
If they do something on it, it’s an unauthorized access to someone else property and they are also damaging it :|
[...] to Freekbits: Details are scarce but apparently the system would consist of a central database which contains [...]
This doesn’t pass the “stupid” test. It can’t be true.
[...] ‘Pioneering’ System To Target Cellphone Music Piracy The Japanese government and music companies have set their sights on a “pioneering system” designed to stop the unauthorized copying of music on mobile phones. Persistent offenders could have their phone’s music capabilities disabled. [...]
Prediction: It won’t work.