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Posted by Peterson on 05/03/06 14:25
<davenetman@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1146644194.604215.115150@e56g2000cwe.googlegroups.com...
> What exactly is DRM? I mean I know it's a digital rights protection,
> but what exactly does and doesn't it allow me to do? If a song file has
> DRM, can I still copy it, burn it to a cd, etc?
>
DRM is, in essence, a blanket term for all sorts of goodies a provider may
put onto their music files.
Some DRM will limit the number of copies you can make, or prevent transfer
to a third party, or allow you to transfer it to one portable machine. Or,
they may do all the above and more.
What you can or cannot do with a DRM-laden music file will depend largely on
where you get it from. You will need to check out the providers' policy on
what you get when you 'purchase' a track, or, rather, when you purchase the
right to listen to it. There are some exceptions (such as emusic.com, I
believe), but pretty much any site you 'purchase' music from will be selling
you DRM'd tracks.
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