New Lock-Down CD To Ruin BMG CDs In 2005: "Anonymous Coward writes "SonyBMG is reported to be planning for some US releases in 2005 to contain a new CD lockdown scheme by British company first4internet which, unlike predecessors, is reportedly able to spoof macs, forcing users to accept heavily DRM'ed real or windows media files in a fixed (and shoddy) "online music store style" bitrate.

"The disc will present itself as a CD-ROM to PCs, a Mac CD-ROM to Mac computers, a VCD to DVD players, and a CDDA disc to audio CD players. This multifunctional disc format offers full playability and therefore greater flexibility without lowering protection levels."

The scheme will also go so far as to restrict the number copies of said tracks you are allowed to make.""

(Via MacSlash.)