On Sun, 29 Oct 2006 07:51:59 +1300 Volker Kuhlmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FairPlay > > " FairPlay is a digital rights management (DRM) technology > created by Apple Computer, built in to the QuickTime multimedia > technology and used by the iPod, iTunes, and the iTunes Store. > > ... > > An intentional limitation of Fairplay is that it prevents iTunes > customers from using the purchased music on any portable digital > music player other than the Apple iPod." > > How cynical by Big Bastard Corporation(TM) to call this "fair play". > > Volker Yes, typical misnaming, but back on topic it seems you can use the audible.com software and/or iTunes to write a non-drm audio cd (ie uncompressed cdda) which can then be used to make unlimited copies in as many formats and codecs as the little pirate's heart desires. :-) However this doesn't help on linux unless some of this software runs via wine (and there are some suggestions that it might, but I don't really have the inclination to try, especially as I don't have an .aa file to play with, and Adrian hasn't got back about a sample file. anyway I think a sample file would require his audible.com username and password so I am not sure its such a good idea anyway !) There is also some windows software called goldwave that will apparently decode the files to mp3, but again you'd need to see if it works under wine. Other solutions seem to involve taking the analogue (ie headphone) output from the iPod and recording it digitally again. Hardly a great solution. I'd look for the material elsewhere, its interesting how people who are prepared to pay for content on audible.com are driven to other, possibly illegal, methods because audible are so anal about how you are able to listen to their music.
