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| From | Sam Smith <sam@lullabypit.com> |
| Subject | Re: Vista Kills MP3s dead... |
| Date | Sat, 27 Jan 2007 15:28:28 -0500 |
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There would be a digital code or footprint on legally downloaded
songs from the source supplier (iTunes, et al). I'm assuming
that's how it would tell the difference...but I have no
first-hand knowledge.
And if I created an MP3 from a legally purchased CD?
Yup - that was my next question. I can imagine that legally downloaded
tracks might have a digital marker of some sort, but that doesn't make
anything without the marker illegal.
And boy howdy, does Microsoft not want a piece of that firestorm. Still,
wouldn't be the first time they've done something stupid....
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