"Sony Corp.'s Japanese music unit says it will no longer sell CDs with built-in copy protection, a technology it had been pushing for two years. Such compact discs, which have sold 20 million copies in Japan, only let consumers copy their music once for free onto a personal computer. A charge is levied for any additional copies. If a PC cannot be connected to the Internet, the CD cannot be copied," reports AP in Tokyo.
"The move does not apply to Sony's joint international music venture with German media giant Bertelsmann A.G. Sony BMG Music Entertainment has no plans to eliminate its ongoing copy protection initiatives, the company said."
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