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Yes, but back to my original point
"To recap, that's ONLY with the AAC tracks purchased form the iTMS. Other AACs (if you ripped a CD straight to AAC, etc.) will convert straight to any other supported format with no extra steps."

Yeh, but what I'm suggesting is that Apple should go for this, the argument for DRM died when Apple put out iTMS on Mac with almost no DRM and the tracks sold well.

That points to the DRM being the problem, since its trivial to pirate iTMS tracks (same as its trivial to pirate CD tracks, even copy protected CDs) then DRM isn't the answer, its only another reason for online music stores to fail and should be removed.

I'm suggesting mild watermarking (e.g. the slow phase shifting technique or similar tricks). Since they survive through conversions (which DRM doesn't) and don't stop the user doing anything thats legal.

Since the bulk of portable players are MP3s, by not allowing those players to be used, you're pushing those owners into non-legal music and limiting your own market.

How can musicians sell music without DRM?
How can farmers sell apples without machine guns implacements round their orchards?

The DRM doesn't work, so why have it?
Posted by: Nigel Johnstone   Posted on: 10/22/03 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Slam Dunk?  Nigel Johnstone | 10/22/03
How so?  zip_z | 10/22/03
Re: How so?  PottHead | 10/22/03
Try bothering to look at the store before you judge  mzarra | 10/22/03
You didn't clear a thing up.  voska | 10/22/03
Where do you get 22.77?  mzarra | 10/22/03
Just pointed out the math  voska | 10/23/03
Not true, but nice try at FUD  Rick_K | 10/22/03
Just pointing out the Math  voska | 10/23/03
Try this for math.  Rick_K | 10/24/03
Yes I am  FirstNLastN | 10/22/03
Exactly  tic swayback | 10/22/03
Crappy Quality MP3?  Nigel Johnstone | 10/22/03
RE: Crappy Quality MP3?  JakAttak | 10/22/03
Yes, but back to my original point  Nigel Johnstone | 10/22/03
Huh?  MarcB_z | 10/23/03
Don't know what to say  Rick_K | 10/24/03
Pink Floyd - The Wall  rkadowns | 10/22/03
Great for singles  dscherf | 10/22/03
Faulty logic  ndelc | 10/22/03
Take into account all the costs  voska | 10/22/03
Two fallacies for the price of one...  frgough@... | 10/22/03
Not really  voska | 10/23/03
The fallacies stand  dscherf | 10/24/03
Why are you arguing  voska | 10/24/03
You need to find a new hardware supplier  Len Rooney | 10/22/03
25 CD's in two years?  toadlife | 10/22/03
Plextor is the best  dscherf | 10/22/03
You're doing something wrong  Rick_K | 10/24/03
Here is how - $1.98 vrs $11.99-$17  MeadMkr | 10/23/03
Responsive company  tic swayback | 10/22/03
Company great  FilledOut | 10/22/03
you forgot  ryusen | 10/23/03
When a software product messes up that bad..  d_jedi | 10/22/03
Done...next problem?  MarcB_z | 10/23/03
And no one believed me...  AbsolutelyNot | 10/22/03
check it  ryusen | 10/23/03
So Apple fixed Windows, isn't that special  FilledOut | 10/22/03
An Apple a day  MarcB_z | 10/23/03
I hope the fixed...  toadlife | 10/22/03
Knowing Apple  Rick_K | 10/22/03
they did - sort of  toadlife | 10/23/03
.  d_jedi | 10/22/03
Works fine on my comptuer at work  Rick_K | 10/24/03
maybe my music is obscure...  JoeMama_z | 10/23/03
Hang in there  MarcB_z | 10/23/03
no, the selection is just limited  toadlife | 10/23/03
MP3 convertion!  ryusen | 10/23/03
Thanks Apple, no upgrade fee  FilledOut | 10/23/03

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