Zune Won't Play Old DRM Infected Files

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Tuesday September 19, 2006 @02:28AM from the do-as-we-do-not-as-we-say dept.

Spritzer writes "According to the EFF, the new Zune portable media player from Microsoft won't play files infected with the old Microsoft DRM. It seems that all of the 'PlaysforSure' media that has been sold and is currently being sold will not play on the Zune. In addition, Microsoft has now advocated violating the DMCA in order to transfer files to the player. Microsoft Zune architect J Allard was quoted as saying there's 'Lots of DVD ripping software out there that encodes to those formats, so the most popular formats out there, whether it's MPEG-4 or H.264, we'll support those.'" ZDNet offers up additional commentary on this revelation.

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Re:DRM by rackhamh · 2006-09-19 02:44 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Well, I certainly didn't expect my post to be modded informative or insightful, but offtopic? A bit harsh, no? Don't you think that mod point would have been better used elsewhere?
Zune It Zucks! by fprog · 2006-09-19 03:05 · Score: 0, Offtopic

I don't know about you but... Zune It Zucks!
Re:ell-oh-ell, yo! by Anonymous Coward · 2006-09-19 03:30 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Are you 12? Shut the hell up.
Check out this Creative X-Fi thread by Anonymous Coward · 2006-09-19 03:36 · Score: -1, Offtopic

http://forums.creative.com/creativelabs/board/mess age?board.id=soundblaster&message.id=76320

lay it on the line, and why you should not get near it