This is what you get with ARccOS™ advanced protection:

• Prevention of unauthorized 1:1 copies on PC


• The only dynamic digital Copy Control currently available


• Prevention of ripping and recompression


• Fully compatible with available DVD players and drives


• Most effective digital copy control for DVD-Video on the market


• Developed by Sony DADC, the leading provider of copy control solutions

SecuROM™ is Sony's copy protection solution for publishers to protect their software on DVD. An electronic keycode is applied to each disc to differentiate an authentic DVD-ROM from a pirated copy. The software will only start if there is an original disc in the drive. SecuROM copy protection prevents 1:1 copies to DVD-Recordables as well as the ripping of the content to CD-R.

SecuROM™ provides unparalleled protection of your software against:

• The making of 1:1 copies, including the protection - this has not been possible with SecuROM™ protected discs since May 2002


• Recording on the hard disk - because the copy won't start without the original Disc in the drive


• The distribution of cracked versions over the Internet. Software is often cracked with the aid of small programs which remove the copy protection code - since July 2001 no such generic crack has been reported for SecuROM™


• Starting downloaded software by using emulators which simulate a virtual drive. SecuROM™ scans for active emulators with built-in cracking features and stops the application if one of them is found


• Professional piracy through mass replication

The basis of Sony's n-DVD technology is an unique identification number which is printed on each optical disc during the production process. When the disc is loaded for the first time, a Secure Web Link automatically directs the user to a specific web site, and an online authentication process verifies the ID number.

n-DVD connects existing, offline digital media directly with specific websites on the internet. By pairing the Secure Web Link and the unique identification number, only 'original CDs' are granted access to specific websites and to the special premium content. This innovative n-DVD concept facilitates adding extra value to conventional optical media. Only this technology guarantees the user the advantage of accessing specific content which is directly linked to an original DVD.

Marketing Opportunities
Connecting a traditional DVD directly to bonus materials on the internet turns your DVD into a powerful marketing tool - offering exclusive features to your customers and providing you with high quality consumer data.

• Combine offline and online features


• Make your disc package unique


• Raise the value of your disc


• Create higher consumer motivation to purchase originals


• Raise disc sales


• Increase cross sales


• Reward your loyal consumer

• Collect consumer data


• Start direct marketing activities and cross marketing with partners


• Create exciting promotions with high response rates


• Increase traffic on your web site


• Get immediate and direct consumer feedback


• Create an online community

Please fill in the Information & Quote Request form if you would like to discuss the possibility of using n-DVD™ for your next DVD production project.

SecuROM™ is a copy protection solution for publishers to protect their software on CD. An electronic keycode is applied to each disc to differentiate an authentic CD-ROM from a pirated copy. The software will only start if there is an original disc in the drive. SecuROM™ can be applied to Windows, Mac and Hybrid discs.

SecuROM™ provides unparalleled protection of your software against:

• The making of 1:1 copies, including the protection - this has not been possible with SecuROM™ protected CD-ROMs since May 2002


• Recording on the hard disk - because the copy won't start without the original CD in the drive


• The distribution of cracked versions over the Internet. Software is often cracked with the aid of small programs which remove the copy protection code - since July 2001 no such generic crack has been reported for SecuROM™


• Starting downloaded software by using emulators which simulate a virtual drive. SecuROM™ scans for active emulators with built-in cracking features and stops the application if one of them is found


• " Professional piracy through mass replication

The basis of the n-CD technology is an unique identification number which is printed on each optical disc during the production process. When the disc is loaded for the first time, a Secure Web Link automatically directs the user to a specific web site, and an online authentication process verifies the ID number.

n-CD connects existing, offline digital media directly with specific websites on the internet. By pairing the Secure Web Link and the unique identification number, only "original CD's" are granted access to specific websites and to the special premium content. This innovative n-CD concept facilitates adding extra value to conventional optical media. Only this technology guarantees the user the advantage of accessing specific content which is directly linked to an original CD.

Marketing Opportunities
Connecting a traditional CD directly to bonus materials on the internet turns your CD into a powerful marketing tool - offering exclusive features to your customers and providing you with high quality consumer data.

• Combine offline and online features


• Make your disc package unique


• Raise the value of your disc


• Create higher consumer motivation to purchase originals


• Raise disc sales


• Increase cross sales


• Reward your loyal consumer

• Collect consumer data


• Start direct marketing activities and cross marketing with partners


• Create exciting promotions with high response rates


• Increase traffic on your web site


• Get immediate and direct consumer feedback


• Create an online community

Please fill in the Information & Quote Request form if you would like to discuss the possibility of using n-CD™ for your next CD production project.

Music labels can use Sony's key2audioXSTM to drive traffic to their Web site and open one-to-one marketing opportunities directly with consumers. It allows labels to offer value-added features, such as bonus content, artist information or discounted CD sales, exclusively to customers who purchase original discs. In other words, everybody wins: consumers get added value for their purchase and the publisher gets the consumers back into the record stores.

FEATURES of key2audioXS™

Playability on CD/DVD players and PC devices: Play the key2audioXS™ protected disc on virtually any PC, player or portable devices - with 100% playability the sound resolution is flawless and of high-quality.

Combats copying and ripping attempts: key2audioXS™ is a comprehensive and sophisticated package with effective active copy control capabilities protecting against the threats of unauthorized copying and ripping, as well as any circumvention effort. key2audioXS™ active copy control puts a stop to all currently known ripping tools.

Maximum flexibility: key2audioXS™ offers greatest flexibility by being adaptable to different legal requirements and label preferences, such as export of tracks and options for legitimate burning of private copies.

Value-added features for consumers: key2audioXS™ allows for downloading or streaming of bonus content via a premium Web site which is only accessible with the original disc, giving consumers the extras which an unauthorized copy can't.

Please fill in the Information & Quote Request form if you would like to discuss the possibility of using key2audioXS™ for your next music CD production project.

key2audio™
key2audio™ is the successful predecessor of key2audioXS™ with more than 30 million discs protected worldwide. A hidden signature applied to the disc during glass master manufacturing prevents playback on PC/MAC and thereby prevents copying or track ripping.

key2audio™ products are highly reliable and compatible because the audio part fully complies with the Red Book standard - not a single bit is changed in the audio data stream. In other words, no uncorrectable errors are used to protect the audio data. This gives the highest audio quality for your protected music.

A protected CD still achieves a maximum recording time of 77 minutes and supports full ISRC, UPC and CD-Text capabilities.

Please fill in the Information & Quote Request form if you would like to discuss the possibility of using key2audio^TM for your next music CD production project.

Please Note: (The following are Sony DADC registered trademarks: ArccOS, SecuROM, n-DVD, n-CD, key2audioXS, key2audio)

To request a price and production quote and to discuss your specific requirements, please go to our Information & Quote Request Form, or phone Jane Rubin: 01327 831414

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