Talk:MediaMax

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SunnComm seems to be dead. Someone needs to update this information. 68.3.204.253 (talk) 19:36, 4 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

"Many users disable the autorun feature, since it is a potential (but rarely used) vector for computer viruses and spyware"

A bigger thing is that cd's 1) Take several seconds to spin up (at least some players only increase reading/spin speed when a lot of data is needed (like not when just reading the directory/file info)) 2) Make a load of noise, which was related to #1, yeah... and at least on windows 3) freezes the system while performing #1. Oh yeah, another: the autostart feature can launch some pretty annoying programs too, adding even more time you have to wait to do anything with the cd.

Not sure I understand the relevance here...?

Yes, autorun is a pain in the butt and yes I've disabled it on every computer I've ever had; as well my wife's and my mother's.

PainMan (talk) 13:57, 16 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

How is this protected? If you can burn the songs as WMA to your hard drive, you should be able to convert them to MP3 surely? Anybody that knows please could you let me know if this is the case or not. Ackie00 23:54, 9 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

This system actually used a DRM for these digital WMA files. The player app generated a license key based on your specific PC and your genuine disc. Any attempt to digitally copy the resulting files will result in no playback. 185.3.35.137 (talk) 21:03, 13 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I've removed the following text:

However, anyone using a MediaMax disc without the software is theoretically in breach of contract, as they have not accepted the EULA. People using Linux and other alternative operating systems may effectively be in a sort of legal limbo, though it may be possible to skirt that problem by using an emulator such as Wine to load the software and accept the EULA.

It doesn't make sense to me that you'd be breaching a contract by not agreeing to it. This shouldn't be presented as fact without any information to back it up.

There's also another side that should be presented if legality is mentioned: a music CD that secretly installs a device driver to cripple your computer (by disabling digital audio extraction software) meets the definition of a trojan horse. This might make the company which produces the disc liable for crimes such as illegal trespassing.

Synchrite 04:06, 18 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

On SunnComm

http://p2pnet.net/story/7201

I tried ripping a CD with MediaMax on about 7 different computers. It ripped perfectly on every single one of them. Even a very old one from 1994. Does this "copy protection" really do anything at all or does it just discourage users from copying discs? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 65.188.253.13 (talk) 06:11, 24 February 2007 (UTC).[reply]

You're not likely to get a response here but you can ask it on the Reference desk. --WikiSlasher 00:17, 25 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I rewrote the following list into narrative.

When the MediaMax software is functioning as designed, it allows copying to a certain extent. Compressed audio is stored on the disc in Windows Media Audio (WMA) files. The following activities are allowed:

* Copying tracks to the hard drive for playback without the original CD

* Burning tracks to CDs up to 3 times

* Sharing the songs, by emailing links to digital rights management-controlled files that expire after 10 days

• Downloading tracks to DRM-enabled portable players

PainMan (talk) 13:54, 16 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]