Apple's iTunes DRM Dilemma

An anonymous reader writes "Understanding how Apple's FairPlay DRM works helps to answer a lot of questions: why it hasn't been replaced with an open, interoperable DRM that anyone can use, why Apple isn't broadly licensing FairPlay, and why the company hasn't jumped to add DRM-free content from indie artists to iTunes."

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Re:DRM

[poopdeville]

(sorry if this got double posted)

I doubt none but the whiniest slashdotters care about "getting infiltrated" -- just look at Roland P.'s "contributions". Sure, there are some complaints, but in the end, I think most people come here for the comments. Even abusing Digg doesn't bother me much, though I can see why it would bother Digg community members.

However, that DECS guy is a giant pompous asshole. Posting on his online magazine and letting his arguments stand on their own doesn't satisfy him. He comes here to "debate" -- which always turns into him using ad hominem when people make points he can't counter. Transparent "Well you must be too fucking dumb to understand my argument"-kinds of ad hominem. I read slashdot because of the interesting mix of serious and troll posts. DECS can't do either well. He is a tedious little turd,.. Funnily enough, the mods don't seem to disagree.