someone explain napster to me....
- Thread starter HornGal01
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One more iPod/iTunes word of caution.
iPod and iTunes use a DRM technology called AAC.
Microsoft will license out DRM 10 to anyone. Apple will not license out the AAC to anyone.
That means that if you have a bunch of iTunes songs, you can only play them on the iTunes player and the iPod. The only way you can play them on another mp3 player or other devices is to go through the hassle of burning your collection on CD and then re-encoding it mp3 format. Conversely, if you have an iPod, you'll only be able to buy from iTunes.
This is frighteningly similar to the **** Microsoft tries to pull from time to time. They are trying to leverage their near monopoly (92%) in portable mp3 players into a monopoly in online music distribution and presumably, leverage that into even further control of music.
iPod and iTunes use a DRM technology called AAC.
Microsoft will license out DRM 10 to anyone. Apple will not license out the AAC to anyone.
That means that if you have a bunch of iTunes songs, you can only play them on the iTunes player and the iPod. The only way you can play them on another mp3 player or other devices is to go through the hassle of burning your collection on CD and then re-encoding it mp3 format. Conversely, if you have an iPod, you'll only be able to buy from iTunes.
This is frighteningly similar to the **** Microsoft tries to pull from time to time. They are trying to leverage their near monopoly (92%) in portable mp3 players into a monopoly in online music distribution and presumably, leverage that into even further control of music.
hollisdude
500+ Posts
OK. or you download all the songs you want from Napster and then convert them to MP3 - and then they're yours to put in your IPod.
MisplacedHorn
25+ Posts
My bad, I had assumed AAC was the DRM technology for iTunes. I can't find the name of the DRM technology - nonetheless, iTunes files are rights managed.
Case in point: Only iTunes and iPods will play files purchased from iTunes. Media Player, Winamp and every other mp3 player on the market will not play the files downloaded from iTunes. Having to burn an iTunes song to a CD, rip the CD and then encode it to mp3 so that you can play it on an mp3 pda/cellphone, Dell Jukebox or on a buddy's computer gets to be a pain.
Napster has similar DRM but many more devices can play DRM 10 files. With iTunes, only Apple products will ever be able to play iTunes files.
An interesting note:
In the last couple of weeks holes have surfaces allowing Napster and iTunes users to bypass DRM. Both Napster and iTunes closed the holes in a matter of days.
Case in point: Only iTunes and iPods will play files purchased from iTunes. Media Player, Winamp and every other mp3 player on the market will not play the files downloaded from iTunes. Having to burn an iTunes song to a CD, rip the CD and then encode it to mp3 so that you can play it on an mp3 pda/cellphone, Dell Jukebox or on a buddy's computer gets to be a pain.
Napster has similar DRM but many more devices can play DRM 10 files. With iTunes, only Apple products will ever be able to play iTunes files.
An interesting note:
In the last couple of weeks holes have surfaces allowing Napster and iTunes users to bypass DRM. Both Napster and iTunes closed the holes in a matter of days.
Another post:
it's interesting how this parallels the computer battles in the 80s and 90s.
Apple, again, is insisting on complete control of the entire system - from the hardware to the software. Apple wants to control and own everything, from the devices that play music to the format of the music and the website that sells the music.
Microsoft is licensing out their technology (DRM 10) to anyone who wants to purchase it. That allows competition among music vendors (like Napster) and from hardware vendors (Dell, Creative and so on), yet requires everyone to license Microsoft technology.
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
it's interesting how this parallels the computer battles in the 80s and 90s.
Apple, again, is insisting on complete control of the entire system - from the hardware to the software. Apple wants to control and own everything, from the devices that play music to the format of the music and the website that sells the music.
Microsoft is licensing out their technology (DRM 10) to anyone who wants to purchase it. That allows competition among music vendors (like Napster) and from hardware vendors (Dell, Creative and so on), yet requires everyone to license Microsoft technology.
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
TexasOwnzYou
500+ Posts
if you're not gonna pirate files off napster (ie, converting it out of drm), what's the point of paying in the first place?
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