Digital Rights Management - DRM

[ArtWilliams]

Originally Posted by Cleo

Always interested in solutions that work on everything and not just Micro$oft or Apple.

cd34
Does iTunes work under Wine under Linux?

Hi Cleo,

I know you directed the question to cd34 but I thought I would offer my 2 cents. According to the CodeWeavers.com website, their product CrossoverOffice (the commerical version of Wine) DOES support iTunes but with the following known issues:

* CD Burning / Ripping Doesn't Work
(Ripping audio tracks from CDs and burning audio tracks to CDs is not supported. This is due to it being implemented in iTunes by a kernel-mode driver, which would be very difficult to re-implement in Linux.)

* Accessing the iPod (Getting the iPod to work with iTunes still requires the modification of vital Hotplug configuration files as root and is thus not recommended to any one unfamiliar with the workings of Linux. The iPod support also has limitations. In particular the iPod will not work with iTunes 4.7, and syncing purchased songs is not supported.)

* Sound (Due to issues and limitations of different sound cards/chipsets, iTunes may not work perfectly with the default settings provided by CrossOver Office. Please see the iTunes FAQ entry for information on how to resolve these issues.)

So I guess the answer is yes but not very well!

... art

[cd34]

Originally Posted by Cleo

Always interested in solutions that work on everything and not just Micro$oft or Apple.

cd34
Does iTunes work under Wine under Linux?

Based on the notes:
http://appdb.winehq.org/appview.php?appId=1347
no, it does not work under wine

Based on the Bronze medal:
http://www.codeweavers.com/compatibi...ame?app_id=134

This application installs, runs, and can accomplish some portion of its fundamental mission.

[cd34]

and Cleo, welcome to the dark side. haha

[JMK]

Originally Posted by Barron

This is what I have learned so far. The testing comes this weekend.

Not one, but two local Certified Microsoft Resellers have clammed up and stopped returning my calls.

Windows 2003 Server is required because it comes with the .dll's that produce the key. But, you have to enable the process.

However, there seems to be a downloadable plugin from Microsoft that you can load on any Windows server. I'll test that this weekend.

On an obscure thread on an obscure message board somewhere, there was a hint that php can be used to access the 2003 Server to generate the license's and feed them back to php and mysql. Again, I start writing the scripts and testing this weekend.

Aquireing the DRM license key from Microsoft seems to be the hardest part of the process. I'm still not exactly clear on everything. Microsoft's website is full of info on what DRM is, how to encode, and gives detailed instructions on the processes involved. But, the cloak and dagger stuff starts when the subject of "License Server" comes up.

However, it seems that a license key isnt neccassary at all. You can create you own key, but when the video is played that user gets a really nasty warning that the "the software being installed is may be harmful to your computer". You know what will happen then, everyone will click cancel.

But, thats all I have so far until I start testing my assumptions on how all of this works. Also, I notice that this thread is not getting any, "I have done this go here for instructions". Which pretty much makes me think that either, the whole process is cloak and dagger, or there is tons of money to be made and no one is going to let out how the process of making it work is done. Which only serves to strengthen my resolve to get it working.

But, given a little time I will figure it out.


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Barron contact me regarding that I can walk you through that. Maybe we can help each since I am going through the whole process as well!

jmk|at|fullonvideo.com (anti-spam response) or ICQ 252064

Cheers,
JMK

[cd34]

Cleo/Linux/Mac/Itunes lovers:
http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,120114,00.asp

PyMusique (warning, site very overloaded)
http://fuware.nanocrew.net/pymusique/

DVD Jon hacked DVD encoding, hacked fairplay, hacked wmv9, and now itms. Apple fixed itms, released another version, he and his crew fix it -- its going to be a long battle. I can't help but think that Apple really could have released a Linux version and solved a lot of heartache.

But, who knows. DRM needs to be universally supported to be truely useful. Right now, RealNetworks is the only company that happens to have figured that out. Its just a shame HelixDRM isn't available to the public yet.

[Cleo]

Originally Posted by cd34

Cleo/Linux/Mac/Itunes lovers:
http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,120114,00.asp

Slashdot has more about this.
http://apple.slashdot.org/article.pl...&tid=141&tid=3

Apple is making iTunes available for cell phones. Motorola will be selling one later this year. Who knows what else they are doing, iTunes for Linux seem like a good idea to me.

RealPlayer on the Mac works very well.

[Barron]

Originally Posted by JMK

Barron contact me regarding that I can walk you through that. Maybe we can help each since I am going through the whole process as well!

jmk|at|fullonvideo.com (anti-spam response) or ICQ 252064

Cheers,
JMK

Check your icq : )


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[JMK]

Originally Posted by Barron

Check your icq : )


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