On Friday, May 30, 2003, at 06:38 AM, Eric Irwin wrote: > I can't see how the future of the Apple Music Store has anything to > do with this sharing issue. I think the issue is getting the artists/music publisher/producers to sign up with Apple for thier Music Store. Unless the songs are secure they won't. > > > I agree that Apple had to do what they did based on the actions taken > by the hackers. I wish that they had come up with a way to secure it, > instead of turning it off. Their actions were a knee jerk response, > but then maybe the only one available. I think we are all hoping that they will find a fix and will be able to securely reintroduce sharing. I wouldn't bet on it though. Seems the dishonest people will always find a way to steal. > Terry > Eric > http://www.terrypogue.com 10G iPod iChat/AIM terrybuff1 OS 10.2.6 iTunes 4.1 Safari 1.0 Beta 2 (v73)