forward from static list, sorry if you get this twice today is macworld new york folks. updates abound. One of which is iTunes 3. The support for audible.com audio books sparked my curiosity, and I have determined that the censorware known as digital rights management is likely present in this new version of iTunes. Since iPod also supports the format, it's likely that future firmware updates to iPod could insert DRM as well. Below is the message I posted on slashdot about it.
tack What's this business with audible.com support in iTunes 3? Do they use DRM? This document says they make a special codec: http://www.fullplaymedia.com/partners/partners.htm and this document says they definitely do: http://www.cognitrol.com/ADBL/devices.htm So is this audible.com support a trojan horse for DRM in iTunes? The answer is likely yes. This is one mac user who won't upgrade to iTunes 3. Apparently, iPod also now supports it, so beware firmware updates. _______________________________________________ Bits mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.sugoi.org/mailman/listinfo/bits
