PlaysforSure

zaphanathpaneah · 12-21-2004, 10:50

Does any of iAudio's players support playsforsure or DRM? I know everyone out there hates miscrosoft and I admit I at one point or another wished bill gates could get an enema with rusty steal chewed up pipe. But if anyone has been paying attention to the news all major sources for download free music is closing down. So... Using Microsoft's DRM (digital rights managment) Napster will be offering in January a $15.00 a month all you can eat download. That's right! Download all the music your broadband or dialup can connection can get you. It beats itunes $0.99 a song deal (for 10,000 songs you will chalk out $10,000). So...back to question one, does iAudio carry microsoft's DRM?

leviathan · 12-21-2004, 13:55

nope, luckily the M3 doesn't support DRM.

the_phantastic · 12-21-2004, 14:04

luckily? why is that leviathan?

leviathan · 12-21-2004, 14:45

because DRM sucks! I don't want to "rent" music when I pay for it, I want to own it and do whatever I like with it. And I don't like that a company tells me what I can do with a song I had legally purchased, e.g., burn it only 3 times to CD or transfer it only 5 times to a DAP. And I don't like the way most onlinestores demand that you use software xy to play your files or to download them at all.

http://www.masternewmedia.org/2004/0...is_bad_for.htm

Lsportline43 · 12-21-2004, 20:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by leviathan

because DRM sucks! I don't want to "rent" music when I pay for it, I want to own it and do whatever I like with it. And I don't like that a company tells me what I can do with a song I had legally purchased, e.g., burn it only 3 times to CD or transfer it only 5 times to a DAP. And I don't like the way most onlinestores demand that you use software xy to play your files or to download them at all.

http://www.masternewmedia.org/2004/0...is_bad_for.htm

Leviathan I couldn't agree with you more. This is a major reason why I bought my iAudio M3L. I can't stand thinking about using restricted music files. There's a good chance I would have an iPod right now if the iPod didn't do that copyright to the music files once it went on to its hard drive.

taz · 12-22-2004, 07:00

whats that about the ipod, it copyrights music files transferred onto the ipod.. does that mean it does a sony and doesnt allow for music to be put on other computers?

leviathan · 12-22-2004, 17:38

@taz
yep I think so, if you transfer files with the superfluous program itunes onto this device than you have to do something like that to get your music off to transfer it onto another computer for example:
http://www.engadget.com/entry/7166385640773718/

mp3xx-x5 · 04-27-2005, 21:06

While considering pre-ordering the iAudio x5, I emailed Suntec and asked if it was compatible with Microsoft windows media audio files 9.0+ (to download audiobooks from a public library) and if the x5 was compatible with Plays for Sure. Cowon answered: "Yes our units are compatible with Windows Media Player, and will soon be compatible with Play for Sure."

Is this new? Has anyone had tried to use the Windows Media Player on the iAudio?

Vlad Tepes Drac · 05-10-2005, 00:33

man i dont even see why people would support these companies anyways, except for the fact that they would want to stay out of legal trouble...but still...its a total rip. P2P sharing is the future...

12-21-2004, 10:50	#1
zaphanathpaneah Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: USA Posts: 521	Does any of iAudio's players support playsforsure or DRM? I know everyone out there hates miscrosoft and I admit I at one point or another wished bill gates could get an enema with rusty steal chewed up pipe. But if anyone has been paying attention to the news all major sources for download free music is closing down. So... Using Microsoft's DRM (digital rights managment) Napster will be offering in January a $15.00 a month all you can eat download. That's right! Download all the music your broadband or dialup can connection can get you. It beats itunes $0.99 a song deal (for 10,000 songs you will chalk out $10,000). So...back to question one, does iAudio carry microsoft's DRM? __________________ Call me "Z" Iaudio 5 Iaudio X5 Cowon D2 4gb + 8gb SDHC iriver 900 series Etymotic ear budds. (perfect sound) Metallica rules.

12-21-2004, 13:55	#2
leviathan Svengali Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 120	nope, luckily the M3 doesn't support DRM. __________________ "And if we should ever separate, my little plum, I want to give you one little piece of fatherly advice: Never give a sucker an even break."

12-21-2004, 14:04	#3
the_phantastic Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: US Posts: 68	luckily? why is that leviathan? __________________ A signature is a small piece of text that is attached to your posts. In it, you can enter just about anything you like. Perhaps you would like to enter your favorite quote or your star sign. It\'s up to you! In your signature you can use BBCode if it is allowed in this particular forum. You can tell what features are allowed/enabled out in the left margin whenever you edit your signature.

12-21-2004, 14:45	#4
leviathan Svengali Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 120	because DRM sucks! I don't want to "rent" music when I pay for it, I want to own it and do whatever I like with it. And I don't like that a company tells me what I can do with a song I had legally purchased, e.g., burn it only 3 times to CD or transfer it only 5 times to a DAP. And I don't like the way most onlinestores demand that you use software xy to play your files or to download them at all. http://www.masternewmedia.org/2004/0...is_bad_for.htm __________________ "And if we should ever separate, my little plum, I want to give you one little piece of fatherly advice: Never give a sucker an even break."

12-22-2004, 17:38	#7
leviathan Svengali Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 120	@taz yep I think so, if you transfer files with the superfluous program itunes onto this device than you have to do something like that to get your music off to transfer it onto another computer for example: http://www.engadget.com/entry/7166385640773718/ __________________ "And if we should ever separate, my little plum, I want to give you one little piece of fatherly advice: Never give a sucker an even break."

12-22-2004, 07:00	#6
taz Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 683	whats that about the ipod, it copyrights music files transferred onto the ipod.. does that mean it does a sony and doesnt allow for music to be put on other computers?

04-27-2005, 21:06	#8
mp3xx-x5 Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 13	While considering pre-ordering the iAudio x5, I emailed Suntec and asked if it was compatible with Microsoft windows media audio files 9.0+ (to download audiobooks from a public library) and if the x5 was compatible with Plays for Sure. Cowon answered: "Yes our units are compatible with Windows Media Player, and will soon be compatible with Play for Sure." Is this new? Has anyone had tried to use the Windows Media Player on the iAudio?

05-10-2005, 00:33	#9
Vlad Tepes Drac Resident Vampire Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Saskatoon, Canada Posts: 676	man i dont even see why people would support these companies anyways, except for the fact that they would want to stay out of legal trouble...but still...its a total rip. P2P sharing is the future... __________________ This isn't where I parked my car! a day with iAUDIO - 2nd place in COWON UCC GLOBAL Contest http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjbkytyzU58 Ownage: [ iAUDIO M3L - 20GB ~ HDD failure...was bound to happen sniff] [ iAUDIO U3 - 2GB ~ needing revival] [ iAUDIO A2 - 30GB ~ Thank You Cowon for ze free player]

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