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NEW YORK - BMG became the first of the five major music companies to license SunnComm's MediaMax CD copy-protection technology for use on commercial CDs.
BMG declined to say when MediaMax CDs would be available in the United States, but a spokesman said, "We feel the MediaMax CD-3 technology is at a level suitable for the consumer market."
BMG previously licensed SunnComm's technology for use on promotional discs distributed in the U.S. The company, however, hasn't marketed copy-protected discs to U.S. consumers.
Macrovision, SunnComm's main rival in CD copy protection, said the announcement underscores growing momentum in the U.S. music industry for copy-protected CDs. "The tide has turned," said Macrovision...