Sony NW-S4 Operating Instructions - Page 23

Other Information SDMI SDMI which stands for Secure Digital Music Initiative, is a forum that consists of over 130 companies in the fields of recorded audio content, computers, and consumer electronics, dedicated to developing an integrated method of copyright protection technology that can be used worldwide. SDMI is working to create a framework for preventing improper usage of audio files and to promote legal music distribution services. The copyright protection technology OpenMG is based upon the SDMI standard. Windows Media Audio One of the audio file formats which can be played back on the Microsoft Windows Media Player. Installing the dedicated plug-in software supplied with Network Walkman to your PC allows transferring WMA files from the Windows Media Player 7 to your Network Walkman and playing them back with it. Windows Media Technology A technology including a contents management system called Windows Media Rights Manager, which can encrypt contents and distribute them with their conditions for usage, distribution, etc. Audio files supporting Windows Media Technologies (WMT) downloaded via EMD can be imported into and managed by OpenMG Jukebox. 23