Posted by Gary Tait on 05/27/06 14:06

Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> wrote in news:michelle-
CC2642.12380826052006@news.west.cox.net:

> In article <Xns97CF9163DCA8Ewonkynillmailnil@142.77.1.194>,
> Gary Tait <classicsat@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> >> Try to play music from Napster, Puretracks, Bonfire, etc. on your
>> >> iPod. "Any source" my ass.
>> >
>> > If it's not protected, the iPod can play it.
>>
>> Those sources are protected, so won't play on the iPod.
>
> OK, iTunes Music Store won't play on most MP3 players, and those
stores
> won't play on an iPod. Looks like any blame is to be spread evenly.
> But I see no blame; if it weren't for protected tracks, we wouldn't
have
> an legal for-pay sources on line.
>


On that level, no. Howver, many people's gripe is that ALL players and
ALL DRM protected music stores aren't cross compatible, in that Apple
doesn't openly licence FairPlay, and has failed to license PlaysForSure
for their players.

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