] 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] RealNetworks breaks Apple's hold on iPod |