WickerBasic Member Posts:185
3/25/2005 12:08 PM |
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4379371.stm
Personally, I will not subscribe to any site/medium that forces DRM copy protection down my throat...
When I buy music, I see nothing wrong with the ability to......
1. Create a backup copy (for myself)
2. Copy it to my computer (or another one of MY computers/devices)for personal use.
I'm talking personal use here and not the burning of a cd for a friend
scenario and most certainly not talking about making it available
to P2P sites.
Am I alone in this line of thinking....?
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bonzoBasic Member Posts:364
3/25/2005 12:36 PM |
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Possibly not but I love iTunes and my iPod.
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karlvinNew Member Posts:97
3/25/2005 1:08 PM |
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Not defending apple , but you can create a backup copy for yourself using itunes , you can burn the songs to a CD in regular CD audio format if you want. You can also copy it to a limited (5 I think?) number of computers.
The one thing I do think is really stupid is the inability to play other file types on an ipod other than apple !
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UnicronVeteran Member Posts:1696
3/25/2005 7:01 PM |
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DVDJon has come up witha workaround for the DRM thing, then apple stopped it, the the loophole was opened again. To use it completely violates your iTunes usage T&Cs but anyway if you're interested here is an account of the affair:
Loophole made: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/03/18/itunes_pymusique/
Loophole shut: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/03/22/apple_blocks_pymusique/
Loophole back: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/03/23/pymusique_unblocks_itunes/
Another example of apple being pricks: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/03/15/social_music/
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