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From [1]: > Content Protection for Recordable Media (CPRM), the content protection technology used for SD standards, is key to enabling a distribution system f
by red_trumpet 4y ago
From [1]:
> Content Protection for Recordable Media (CPRM), the content protection technology used for SD standards, is key to enabling a distribution system for music, video, etc. CPRM provides a high level of protection against illegal copying.
Sounds like someone intended to sell movies on SD cards, replacing DVDs/bluerays.
[1] https://electronics.stackexchange.com/a/316421 https://electronics.stackexchange.com/a/316421
- voytec 4y agoOk. So this area has to be accessed by some special commands and is not exposed as part of a block device. The "SD Memory Card Formatter for Linux" mentions this non sequitur seemingly to confuse users and cause FUD.
- GauntletWizard 4y agoI've linked elsewhere: https://www.engadget.com/2010-12-08-mod-systems-download2go-kiosks-now-hawking-drm-free-music.html https://www.engadget.com/2010-12-08-mod-systems-download2go-... Mod Systems was a Toshiba-funded "Video Rental on SD Cards" startup, whose primary product was a set of bizarre fraud cases.