This has to do with Pirating (Score 1)

Sony and some other manufacturers that are also part of the recording industry feel that this is one way they can eliminate pirating. So no matter what you try to do they will make sure that you are not listening to pirated music or watching pirated VCDs. Next time before you buy a DVD player just make sure it can play CD-Rs or look around for someone that will install a mod chip to allow for CD-Rs.