radish;159959 Wrote: > It has the capability to carry DRM in the file format, doesn't mean it's > always used (e.g. it's not if you rip the file yourself).
There seems to be some confusion, or at least, the potential for it here, between AAC (Advanced Audio Codec, as used in its protected form in iTunes) and ALAC (Apple Lossless Audio Codec). ALAC "does not utilize any digital rights management scheme" (but see below) and is lossless. AAC (which is not lossless) utilises Fairplay DRM if purchased from iTunes, (when it is known as AAC Protected), but is not so protected if one rips it oneself. This from Wikipedia: "Apple Lossless data is stored within an MP4 container with the filename extension .m4a. While Apple Lossless has the same file extension as AAC, it is not a variant of AAC, but uses linear prediction similar to other lossless codecs such as FLAC and Shorten. iPods with a dock connector (not the Shuffle) and recent firmware can play Apple Lossless-encoded files. It does not utilize any digital rights management (DRM) scheme, but by the nature of the container, it is thought that DRM can be applied to ALAC much the same way it can with other files in QuickTime containers." Geraint. -- geraint smith ------------------------------------------------------------------------ geraint smith's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=625 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30325 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
