To play dvil's advocate here - Im gonna go ahead and
say the reason Apple has DRM in their iTunes music
store is because otherwise none of the big labels
would allow their music to be included in the catalog.
It may or may not be Apple who's concerned about DRM
but it is most definitely the major labels putting the
hammer down on anything other than the strictest
control of their music catalog and distribution.
Shimone/Justes
http://www.staticbeats.com
Electronic Music > Digital Culture
--- seek <eclectics@comcast.net> wrote:
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "StaticBeats"
>
> > Word. I went ahead and did this. I bought an
> > aftermarket battery that came with instructions.
> Took
> > me no more than 5 minutes to replace the battery.
>
>
>quoted 43 lines The ipod is a classic example of apple ... one step
> The ipod is a classic example of apple ... one step
> ahead of the techie game, but too restricted
> for most users who actually know anything about
> cmoputer music formats/electronic hardware! Did you
> know that the new itunes service, whilst selling you
> tracks at $1US each, are pretty much limited
> to the computer that you downloaded the track to.
> What the hell are people like myself supposed to
> do who reinstall windows and linux computers and
> routinely change hardware all the time! after
> doing some research into the matter, i discovered
> that every time i reinstalled my computer it
> would invalidate my itunes protected AAC files
> making it impossible to play music that i had payed
> for unless i contacted apple and asked them to
> change my digital ID key... can anyone else see
> hints of a world domination conspiracy here?? If you
> give big corporations (like apple and
> microsoft) control over what you can do with music
> you have PAYED for, its gonna backfire!
>
> It is a breach of our consumer trust for companies
> to feel that they need to control absolutely
> every part of our entertainment experience, by means
> of copy protection/encryption etc. Microsoft
> and Apple are alike in that they have the worlds
> most user friendly os's and that they share a
> common goal: to control ever person in the internet
> connected worlds every computer experience!
>
> The ipod, whilst being a nice enough device, is just
> an extention of Apples control tactics...
> ipods dont even play ogg files, when they have the
> hardware capability and all that is needed is a
> software/firmware patch of like 2 DLL files! So dont
> give in to the ipod hype... they may be
> stylish, but ur likely to regret it in the long run!
> 28.05.04 @ 18:54:48
>
> seek
>
>
>
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