] 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