RE: [ukha_d] iTunes protected content as only source

[Marcus Warrington <marcus.warrington@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Jim,

Why would I use I-tunes to encode, when I can use ExactAudioCopy ?  I
really don't
buy into this I-Pod , I-Tunes stuff,  just give me a rea MP3 player that
I could just drag files
onto without having to have software loaded on the PC.

>> If you upgrade,
>> you just disable playback on the old one and enable it on the new
one.

I think that was the problem, he couldn't disable the playback on the
"old" machine because
it didn't exist anymore... the hard disc and motherboard had gone
t*ts-up.com.
To be fair it wasn't I-Tunes stuff he lost but  Windows DRM based
MP3's.. and I believe he
did get them back from a backup but it used up one of his lives.

Marcus


-----Original Message-----
From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Jim Noble
Sent: 07 July 2006 17:29
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] iTunes protected content as only source



Marcus Warrington wrote:
> This is exactly why I will *never* own an Ipod or use Itunes,
give me a
> real "MP3" player anyday. You effectively NEVER actually own
the music
> you've bought, your just renting of them at a very
extortionate rate. If
> I go out and buy the physical CD then I can rip it MP3 or play
it on
> *any* CD player I choose etc. If I rip it MP3 and store on my
PC and the
> PC blows up, I can simply rip it again. If, on the other hand,
I buy it
> (with DRM) then it only plays on the m/c I've downloaded it on
and if
> the file gets corrupt or deleted (or the PC blows up or gets
upgraded)
> then you end up having to buy it again (this has happened to a
friend of
> mine..).

You can, of course, just buy the CD, encode in iTunes (as mp3 if
you
really want) and play on whatever h/w you like. Also, iTunes
purchases
can be played on up to 5 (I think) different machines. If you
upgrade,
you just disable playback on the old one and enable it on the
new one.

Had your friend backed up any of their other precious data?

Jim






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