iTunes DRM changed?
From the iTunes 6.0.5 release notes:
Note: After purchasing music from the iTunes Music Store with iTunes 6 or later, you also need to upgrade your other computers that purchase music from the iTunes Music Store to the latest version of iTunes.
Is it just me or does that imply that they’ve updated their DRM again? I can’t think of any other reason why newly purchased music would be incompatible with older versions of the software.
In any case it neatly highlights the extent to which music bought from the iTunes music store is locked to Apple’s proprietary software. You did realise if you want to keep playing the music you bought from them you can never buy an MP3 player other than an iPod, right? And if you decide to ditch Mac OS in favour of, say, Linux you’re shit out of luck too.
June 30th, 2006 at 3:29 pm
Click Purchased smart list icon, hit Burn Disc.
Problem solved.
June 30th, 2006 at 3:34 pm
Ah - the “it’s not a problem because their DRM doesn’t work” argument. Of course they’re quite at liberty to disable any workaround in future releases.
July 5th, 2006 at 7:15 pm
Long live the hymn/jhymn project!
July 6th, 2006 at 10:04 am
They can disable any workaround later if they like. It won’t change the DRM on the songs I’ve burnt on to a CD.
Saying that, I’ve precisely three purchased songs from iTMS.
July 6th, 2006 at 10:11 am
Yeah, that’s fine for you Shaun - it doesn’t help all the people who continue to buy DRM encumbered music without realising the extent to which they’re getting locked in to one vendor.
July 6th, 2006 at 4:15 pm
Caveat Emptor
Maybe I’m weird but I read the EULAs.
July 12th, 2006 at 9:24 am
“Maybe I’m weird but I read the EULAs”
I think that probably is pretty weird in the context of the population at large. Anyway, Apple saying “We’re actually a bit evil” in its small print doesn’t make it any less evil ;-)
January 26th, 2007 at 12:19 pm
They only do it because of pressure from folk like the RIAA. Did you see this on how much the RIAA carea about consumers?