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Is that even feasible?
Can you lock a file to a specific number of portable devices, devices that don't connect to the internet? Apple limits the number of computers for your files by having the computer phone home one time to get an account approval. But your iPod doesn't phone home, and never has to be connected to the internet. Is there even a mechanism built in for identifying specific iPods? Would this DRM work for existing models?

Apple has no reason to cave here. There's no huge demand for movies on the iPod anyway.
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Is that even feasible?  tic swayback | 12/01/06
Not for the iPod but...  Tigertank | 12/01/06
And what is the justification for such a fee per iPod sold?  Laff | 12/01/06
Justification is that they will make more money.  Tigertank | 12/01/06
Yes I understand the greed motivation from the studios and MS.  Laff | 12/01/06
Apple may need movie studio support  Tigertank | 12/01/06
Their rationale  tic swayback | 12/01/06
"Yeah and the record labels are raking . . .  999ad@... | 12/01/06
Music companies gain money from file sharing.  Anton Philidor | 12/01/06
RIAA wants there mafia money  RIAAsucks | 12/01/06
What has Microsoft started...?  jinko | 12/01/06
It's what they always do.  Tigertank | 12/01/06
They can change it all they want  osreinstall | 12/01/06
Movies, not music  tic swayback | 12/01/06
Talked about Zune  osreinstall | 12/01/06
Zune, like the iPod, plays movies  tic swayback | 12/01/06
I imagine that ipod plugs into a normal viewing screen.  osreinstall | 12/01/06
But the not to long term plan is for EVERYTHING and I  Laff | 12/01/06
Rental software One more example  Kaisersosei1969 | 12/01/06
You load 16 tons, and what do you get,  tic swayback | 12/01/06
I know what you are getting at.  osreinstall | 12/01/06
I wouldn't buy for sure  voska | 12/01/06
Yes go enjoy other activities  osreinstall | 12/01/06
If I paid for it don't make it hard to play it.  zbeast | 12/01/06
It's always easy  TripleII | 12/04/06
Wake up! *slap*  willyu | 12/01/06
Thanx, Jason  999ad@... | 12/01/06
DISGUSTED with Hollywood and Music  msnewsgroups | 12/02/06
Edgar Bronfman owes all his savings to the RIAA  tic swayback | 12/03/06
why I didn't buy apple  sbj | 12/03/06
Buy from another laptop maker  NonZealot | 12/03/06
Boring  tic swayback | 12/04/06
Workaround  tic swayback | 12/04/06
liar liar doesn't work and your pants are on fire  sbj | 12/07/06
I love the "fact" they slipped in  TripleII | 12/04/06
Talk about whining  Spoon Jabber | 12/04/06

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