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RealNetworks breaks Apple's hold on iPod
by Acidus at 4:33 pm EDT, Jul 26, 2004 |
] Harmony also will automatically change songs into an
] iPod-compatible format. But because Apple has not
] licensed its FairPlay copy-protection software to anyone,
] RealNetworks executives said its engineers had to
] re-create their own version in their labs in order to
] make the device play them back.
]
] Although the company said this action wasn't technically
] "reverse engineering," the software could trigger intense
] legal scrutiny.
]
] The license accompanying Apple's iPod says purchasers
] cannot "copy, decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble,
] (or) attempt to derive the source code of" the software. Go Real! |
RealNetworks breaks Apple's hold on iPod
by k at 4:57 pm EDT, Jul 26, 2004 |
] Harmony also will automatically change songs into an
] iPod-compatible format. But because Apple has not
] licensed its FairPlay copy-protection software to anyone,
] RealNetworks executives said its engineers had to
] re-create their own version in their labs in order to
] make the device play them back.
]
] Although the company said this action wasn't technically
] "reverse engineering," the software could trigger intense
] legal scrutiny.
]
] The license accompanying Apple's iPod says purchasers
] cannot "copy, decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble,
] (or) attempt to derive the source code of" the software. Go Real! [ I guess now the search is on for anything at all in Real format that's interesting to listen to. -k] |
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