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Apple's iTunes Moves to Windows With DRM in Tow
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By Jeff Foster, Section UnFairUse
Posted on Wed Oct 22, 2003 at 05:28:24 PM PDT
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DRM -- Product Activation -- Usage Restrictions
Apple's iTunes, recently released for the Windows platform (available on Mac OS X for months) uses DRM in music files bought through the built-in iTunes music store, iTMS. While not as restrictive as some other pay-for-music sites, all music bought through iTMS can only be played in the iTunes player, can be copied to only 3 other computers, and requires authorization over the Internet from Apple to be played on another computer. After burning a playlist 10 times to CD, iTunes will refuse to burn another copy until the playlist has been changed for a least 1 CD Burn regardless of whether the CD contained iTMS-bought music. But these restrictions are eased somewhat because iTunes facilitates CD burning and all DRM restrictions are stripped from the songs upon being burned. More information on iTunes DRM can be found here.
Sources: Published Reports, Company Website
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