[X4U] Napster purchased songs cannot be converted to AAC for use on iPod

[Eddie Hargreaves]

On 6/22/06 3:02 PM, Jens Selvig <lstnmt at bresnan.net> wrote:

> Is not using one of these programs to disable the DRM protection on a
> music file, about the same as stealing? To me it would be the
> equivalent of taking a copyright notice off of a photograph.

That is a flawed analogy. First, the copyright to the music is held by the
record company and/or artist, not Apple. Removing Apple's DRM does not
remove any copyright on the music. Second, stealing implies that you took
something. If you paid money, you didn't steal.

Personally, I have never used Jhymn. It is technically illegal to circumvent
copy protecion, thanks to the DMCA. But I have bumped up against Apple's
restrictions enough times to find the DRM cumbersome. If I were to strip the
DRM using Jhymn so that I could burn tracks to CD using Toast instead of
iTunes, what exactly is being stolen and from whom?

> If you don't like the DRM restrictions don't purchase the music.

I agree. Unfortunately, some of today's DRM restrictions were not in place
when I purchased the music. And those restrictions could change again at any
time.

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Eddie Hargreaves