Naw, I'm surprised by the fact that (most of them) are taking this as genuine, and not simply as a finger-pointing PR stunt.
As for needing to stick with a player, it depends on the DRM. If you don't mind a transcode, FairPlay lets you burn the bugger to CD... which is then rippable back to MP3 or AAC, without any DRM. Kinda like copying a tape back in the day, with the copy being not quite as clear. :D
I think I was most surprised, as were you, by the fact that it wasn't a 'license FairPlay!' pitch. Given the reasons in the piece though, it makes sense why they've been holding off on that. If the labels really have the right to yank their entire catalog within a specified time period every time FairPlay gets hacked, then hells yes they're going to want to limit who has a copy of the keys. It actually explains nicely why they haven't yet, when everyone has been expecting them to.
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Date: 2007-02-07 04:42 am (UTC)As for needing to stick with a player, it depends on the DRM. If you don't mind a transcode, FairPlay lets you burn the bugger to CD... which is then rippable back to MP3 or AAC, without any DRM. Kinda like copying a tape back in the day, with the copy being not quite as clear. :D
I think I was most surprised, as were you, by the fact that it wasn't a 'license FairPlay!' pitch. Given the reasons in the piece though, it makes sense why they've been holding off on that. If the labels really have the right to yank their entire catalog within a specified time period every time FairPlay gets hacked, then hells yes they're going to want to limit who has a copy of the keys. It actually explains nicely why they haven't yet, when everyone has been expecting them to.