OT Re: Interfaces: PC and MAC ------OT

[Alex Rice]

On Jan 5, 2004, at 6:26 PM, Stephen Quinn Barncard wrote:

> ummm... how can iTunes be a "BETAMAX" when it's cross platform?

And proprietary. iTunes Store uses not mp3 but rather MPEG+AAC+DRM

AAC = apple audio codec
DRM = apple digital rights management, proprietary

The DRM means you can only play your itunes-store-purchased songs from 
iTunes.app, on the machine you bought the song with (or via Rendezvous 
from that machine)

The iTunes DRM has been cracked. 
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/34712.html> That article has 
interesting links about the issues including alternative distribution 
models, and peer/peer filesharing networks.

Alex Rice <alex at mindlube.com> | Mindlube Software | 
<http://mindlube.com>

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