[mythtv-users] aac/m4a playing

Ian hindumagic at telus.net
Fri Apr 16 11:32:42 EDT 2004


Chris Wieringa wrote:

>>>>>dlsnyder2 at comcast.net 4/16/2004 3:29:14 AM >>>
>>>>>          
>>>>>
>>Ok so I know I can't rip to m4a/aac formats from a CD but I'm kinda 
>>disappointed that I can't even listen to my m4a encoded songs that I 
>>got from iTunes.
>>
>>Anyone know how to do it.  What music player does knoppmyth use?  Does 
>>that player have an add-on to allow m4a's or can I switch the player so 
>>that I can use m4a's???
>>    
>>
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>However, lately there has been a project called Playfair that touts the
>ability to remove the encryption from a song purchased through iTunes.  It was
>being hosted on sourceforge, however, after a legal complaint from Apple it was
>pulled from the site.  The end goal of this project is to provide a decrypted
>music file that can be played in other applications that support them.  IANAL,
>but it seems to me that this is a violation of your terms of use with the music
>you downloaded from iTunes and is illegal under the DMCA.
>
>  
>
PlayFair is back on Freshmeat - now hosted in India.  Again, if you use 
it, you're breaking your license agreement that you made when using 
iTMS, I think.


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