CD pirates beware—the music industry has a new weapon up its sleeve.
It’s called the Cactus Data Shield, and it is designed to add noisy garbage to
all copied CDs. Trouble is, it could also damage the hi-fi and loudspeakers of
people who play pirated CDs.
Sony is already evaluating the Cactus system through its music division,
which has been secretly testing it in Eastern Europe. The system was developed
by Midbar Tech (www.midbartech.com), a company based in Tel Aviv. Midbar Tech
refuses to comment on how its system works, but Â鶹´«Ã½ has dug
out its American patent…
