Am I within my rights?

Yeah, but it also says the CD is mac compatable, can you use any other MP3 player with the mac? I don't know, I'm asking, not a mac guy, but I would assume that there probably isn't alot of support of wmv players on the mac.
 
well there is a WMV plugin for quicktime that windows supplies because they stop making WMP on the Mac but I don't know if that plays protected files
 
If you buy a song from iTunes can you burn it to a CD? I assume so. So why can't you buy a CD and transfer it to your iPod?

Here's my thoughts and tell me if I'm completely off: If the iPod is telling you that it can not transfer because it detects copyright protection then its obvious that the file you're transferring is the original, right? It's copyright protected so you "most likely" purchased it through a legal source. Now, you're making copies of the CD tracks, which will not have copyrighted protection, and they will transfer fine. That doesn't make any sense. So you're able to transfer files that are not the original? I would think it would be better if the device detected the copyright protection and allowed those files to be copied, rather than allowing files, with no copyright, to be copied freely. ....If I took an original piece of artwork (with letter of authenticity) to be copied at Kinko's and they told me, "Sorry we can't copy this it's the orginal." I'd say, "I'm the owner. I have proof. COPY IT!" But they say, "Nope!" And then turn around and allow any shmoe with a fake to get it copied! What? Am I on crazy pills?!?!?
 
That makes sense PK. . .
The thing with I tunes though is, you can normally play protected files, if they are MP3 or AAF files, but it said it didn't recognize the WMV file, most likely becasue it has some very strange encryption on it.
But I gotta ask PK, what happens if you write your own music and then want to put it on an Ipod, that would really suck to have your ipod tell you that since there is no copry protection you can't play the song.
 
Good point. It's a complicated issue. Can't we all just go by the honor system and just promise not to steal anything? :)
 
I may be showing my age; but anyone else remember playing Vinyl's and recording onto Cassette ?

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I agree with an above post; Joe Consumer is not the pirate the record companies should be worrying about.
 
John - I remember, when I was just a kid, holding a microphone up to a FM stereo speaker and recording songs from the radio and making a mix tape for friends. All the songs were cut-off and you could hear us in the background saying, "Shhhhh! I'm recording." Talking about being a head of our time. That was the first P2P. :)
 
Pk I did the exact same thing, mic to speaker. I also had my collection of vynyls, everything from the chipmonks christmas to the Barenstien Bears :)
 
I have a couple of tool albums on vynyl as well, and I must say hooked up to a nice system nothing beets it.
 
John_Hudson said:
I agree with an above post; Joe Consumer is not the pirate the record companies should be worrying about.
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But Joe Consumer is the only "criminal" they can get.

The real ones can afford to pick up and leave when things get hot, hire a good lawyer, or just don't give a rat's patootie.
 
scharky said:
I have a couple of tool albums on vynyl as well, and I must say hooked up to a nice system nothing beets it.
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Yep, most audiophiles agree that vinyl is still the best, as long as it is scratch- free and clean. It has better low frequency response than digital which has to artificially boost the low end. Remember the great album art of the old days? Talk about a good canvas size compared to the tiny CD booklets... and don't forget the lyrics on the record sleeve!

Digital audio (sans DRM crap) is very convenient though. Think how easy it is to copy to so many different devices without losing any more quality than from the original compression run. Vinyl is too damn bulky and inconvenient.
 
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