Apple was proud to announce that iTunes would be among the first to sell music tracks online that did not possess digital lock technology... but a news site has determined that these new tracks from the EMI music group contain the full information of the purchaser, including full name, account information, and e-mail address.
Apple uses a system known as Fairplay which limits how the downloaded files can be used. The new tracks are called DRM-free tracks (Digital Rights Management) and do not contain the digital Fairplay "lock" technology. The Fairplay system can be circumvented by burning the tracks to CD and changing their format.
And while analysts have noted that it's only a matter of time before someone develops the technology to strip the buyer's personal information from the new DRM-free tracks, it's important that Apple tell the public why that information is in there and what they plan to do with it.
DRM-free tracks cost about 35% more than those containing the digital lock technology. Apple has not responded.
Apple uses a system known as Fairplay which limits how the downloaded files can be used. The new tracks are called DRM-free tracks (Digital Rights Management) and do not contain the digital Fairplay "lock" technology. The Fairplay system can be circumvented by burning the tracks to CD and changing their format.
And while analysts have noted that it's only a matter of time before someone develops the technology to strip the buyer's personal information from the new DRM-free tracks, it's important that Apple tell the public why that information is in there and what they plan to do with it.
DRM-free tracks cost about 35% more than those containing the digital lock technology. Apple has not responded.
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