For all of Apple's benefits and reasons that as a computer user and security professional I like using Macs, it's things like this that detract from anotherwise pleasant computing experience. Specifically, how a vendor (in this case, Apple) sneaks in things under the radar that users don't learn about until they try to do something they used to be able to do.
Granted, Apple is trying to continue making its DRM acceptable to the entertainment cartels, but the "sledgehammer approach" to the problem sort of disturbs me. Again, I understand WHY they are doing it, but would prefer such subtle changes (be in DRM or in third party application support) be made public to the users before doing it. -rick Infowarrior.org (Source: MacNN) > With the update to iTunes 4.7.1, Apple has quietly introduced a limit to the > number of users who can access your iTunes shared music per day, according to > several posts on websites and Apple's own support area. The limit applies to > the number of unique machines that can access the iTunes library via the > built-in sharing feature and is separate from its iTunes music license > agreement, which allows playback of purchased songs on five different > computers. The sharing limitation prevents more than five different machines > from accessing a users' shared playlist, regardless of whether the song is > purchased from iTunes (protected by Apple's FairPlay DRM software) or whether > it is a standard (unprotected) MP3 file. "This applies merely to the > Rendezvous sharing feature of your music library and playlist... even if they > are non-protected AAC's or MP3's and/or CD's you've ripped yourself." You are a subscribed member of the infowarrior list. Visit www.infowarrior.org for list information or to unsubscribe. This message may be redistributed freely in its entirety. Any and all copyrights appearing in list messages are maintained by their respective owners.
