EMI, Apple Disagree on Copy Protection
Ed Oswald writes in BetaNews:
EMI said Thursday that its copy-protected music CDs would soon play on Apple iPods, but the maker of the best-selling portable player denied that was [not] the case.
Copy-protected CDs are the industry's latest move towards combating music piracy, however the technology employed often makes discs only compatible with Windows-based computers and players. The industry has attempted to push Apple to support Windows Media DRM on the iPod, but to no avail.
The record label claims that Apple was close to completing the work needed to make EMI's DRM compatible with the iPod. "This is an important step for EMI and Apple, but even more so for music consumers who will soon be able to legitimately port music from protected discs they own to the iPod," EMI said in a statement.
The public statement led Apple to take the unusual step of disputing EMI's claims.
posted by Fergie @ 11/18/2005 08:18:00 AM
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