Universal Offers iPod-Resistant Music

dprovine writes "Universal is now offering music through Spiral Frog as free downloads supported by advertising revenue. But according to Daily Tech, the files being offered won't work on iPods. 'The move to not allow its content to be played on iPod's appears to be a clear snub by the Universal Music Group, similar to NBC's recent move of its television content from iTunes to Amazon.com. Apple has not commented on this development. For many, though, SpiralFrog.com presents an intriguing new business model that may present a legal alternative to file sharing or spending large amounts of money on CDs or paid download services, such as iTunes.'"

Comments

Is it really an MP3?

[Prien715]

According to TFA, "Files from SpiralFrog are digitally protected and can be played on mp3 players, but cannot be burned to CDs".

I'm not aware of any way MP3 files can be "digitally protected" and not burned to CD.

Re:How can it not work?

[djdavetrouble]

what if I took a stereo mini to mini and plugged the output from my computer to the audio input, then used an audio recording software (audacity, its free)
to record it. Simple analog hack defeats complicated DRM encryption thingy.