Another Question

[caskey_91]

If I place a song onto my ipod via Itunes will Rockbox recongize the song and play it?

ex... I just place one song onto my ipod will it show up in the rockbox music database?

[Llorean]

If it's not music-store (DRM) music, then yes, the database can find it on updates.

[caskey_91]

So if I buy off of the music store on itunes it will not recongize it.

[linuxstb]

Correct.

[caskey_91]

Is there any way to change it so it will recognize it at all, because I purchase most of my music that way.

[Llorean]

It cannot be played because it's encrypted. Either don't use Rockbox, or better yet, don't rent your music, instead opting to purchase it on CDs or other methods where you have the common rights associated with 'owning' something.

[caskey_91]

Darn, it has always been easier (and cheaper) to just purchase it online I thought there would be some kind of way to get it to become uncrypted.

[Yotto]

It is the policy of this board to not discuss ways to illegally bypass DRM.

The choice you need to make is do you want the convenience of online purchases, or the freedom of purchasing (and then ripping) CDs?  Believe me, after the initial problem of getting the music off the CD, the "freedom" route is by far easier than constantly bumping into situations where you want to do something that is illegal because the actual owner of the files on your computer doesn't want you to do something.

[bluebrother]

there is a reason why DRM is usually called "Digital Restriction Managemen" -- except by those selling music ...

[caskey_91]

Sorry I had no idea that online music was like that, is it just with itunes music or is it the same within every site that sells music online? Sorry for mentioning converting it had no idea it was illegal.


For me music is not just for convience it is cheaper online because when I purchase albums most of songs I don't want as I usually onyl like a few from a certain album.

This sucks.

[ColdSphinx]

if you buyed music from iTunes with DRM you can use JHymn to remove the DRM.
it's free and released under the GNU license.

iTunes 6.0 Warning: Info and Help

[lights0ut]

Practically all internet music services that sell (or rent as Llorean put it ) music have some sort of DRM. The biggest problem with DRM besides freedom is the fact that there are not one or two types of DRM encryption, but it seems every store has a different type of encrpytion, which means in the end less compatiblilty among DAP's. Which is what apple etc. wants right? why should you be allowed to play a song you bought at apple on your zune? (or vice versa)

[bascule]

This sucks.

Another convert to the cause...

Maybe I'm just naive, but I'm continually astonished that there are still people who just do not know how restrictive the online music purchase arena is and what you sacrifice by buying into the iPod/Zune-style ecosystems

...especially on a forum for an open-source jukebox firmware replacement...

[riksweeney]

You're certainly not naïve (see, I found the double dots!), I reckon the majority of people don't know. I buy the CD not only because I want something physical, but also so I can rip the tracks as Oggs.

[Nate!]

I won't talk about copyright infringment here, but I too have pondered the effects of online music purchases.  It seems that unless you have the physical CD, you lose some audio quality especially if doing double conversions as proposed above.  So you have to chose your sacrifice.  You either deal with the restrictions on your Purchased music or endure the extra work to free it.  Or, pay a higher price for your music and somewhat less convenience.  

It still baffles me that you have restrictions on music that you have purchased.