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 DrDitto · 2006-09-19 04:48 · Score: 0, Troll

You are not entitled to pay the raw cost of blank media. Businesses make deals to avoid litigation. You may think its foolish, but the media may very well end up costing more if the legal costs are greater than your so-called "tax". Its the way the business world works. Go get an MBA if you don't understand.