iPod removing DRM

[BWhaler]

circumventing copy protection, aka removing DRM, is illegal.

im not a mod, so im just warning you, but the MR community is not supposed to include any illegal stuff. the mods are really protective of that and people do get banned.

You are no lawyer.

You don't know what country this person is from, so please stay away from broad legal advice. And the US based laws, which I assume you are basing your comment on, are under attack right now in US courts.

Also, I think the Mods are going to be OK with this since he is not asking how to steal or share music. He was very clear about his purpose.

 

[BWhaler]

Not true. Have you ever heard of the DMCA?

Wrong. The 5th Circuit found in RIAA vs. Diamond Multimedia that fair use allowed for private use on any device at any time.

DCMA prohibits getting around encryption.

Two important things here:

1. Companies are screwing us with the DRM. Let's not add to the problem by pretending we are lawyers and lecturing the guy.

2. Let's give the guy the benefit of the doubt since there are many, many easier ways to steal music than to strip DRM off iTunes songs, and just take his request at face value.

 

[Mammoth]

If you're rediculously desperate, get a 3.5 to 3.5mm stereo cable and plug one end into the audio out, the other into the mic/audio in jack, and record in Garageband.

 

[Electro Funk]

You are no lawyer.

You don't know what country this person is from, so please stay away from broad legal advice. And the US based laws, which I assume you are basing your comment on, are under attack right now in US courts.

Also, I think the Mods are going to be OK with this since he is not asking how to steal or share music. He was very clear about his purpose.

Not to mention iTunes suggests immediately after your purchased album/song is finished downloading to back it up to cd. (which will remove the copy protection).

 

[grapes911]

Wrong. The 5th Circuit found in RIAA vs. Diamond Multimedia that fair use allowed for private use on any device at any time.

DCMA prohibits getting around encryption.

I am not wrong. Time and time again, courts have said that the DCMA supersedes Fair Use. If you must break encryption to use some media on a certain machine then it is still illegal to break the encryption.

 

[chaos86]

when you purchase something, you have the legal right to be able to use it on any machine that you own.

What I mean is, when you buy a CD you know that you can play that on any cd player. Or when you get a DVD, the same.

heres where you're wrong. when you buy a cd you buy the disc and the data on it for your personal use. good- you can use it on whatever device you want, so long as it's you using it.

buy a track from itunes and you buy the right to play it on 5 computers, any ipod, and burn it to a cd 7 times in a playlist.

here's the distinction: buy a cd, you buy a product. buy from itunes, you buy rights to use the track. this stuff is spelled out in all the legal crap itunes throws at you before you buy.

 

[CanadaRAM]

^^ What Chaos said

You don't have to like a limitation of 5 computers.
But it's what you agreed to when you bought the material.

If you can't live with that, buy your music/vids through another media.

 

[WildCowboy]

Not to mention iTunes suggests immediately after your purchased album/song is finished downloading to back it up to cd. (which will remove the copy protection).

I'm sure they mean to back up the actual Protected AAC file...

 

[Doctor Q]

Shouldnt it be possible to do this w/o the use of authorization. None of those audio ripping programs out there have figured it out? I am disappointed with hackers these days!

You can only do that once a year. Again, I hate restrictions. I bought the stuff, I want to be able to do with it what I want.

If you are looking for help breaking your iTunes license agreement, this is not the place to get it.

As CanadaRAM noted, buying or not buying music subject to the iTunes license is your choice.

Your choices under the license have been explained, so this thread is closed.