8 Oct
2009
8 Oct
'09
8:48 a.m.
Hi,
Didn't read the link, but this definitely has nothing to do with high
fidelity and everything to do with greed and short sightedness.
Hmm, according
to this
http://stream-recorder.com/forum/cannot-remove-drm-fl-file-sony-ericsson-
t1516.html?s=7bcb2305e1af656306e9f72a09ee5594 the file might be DRM-
protected. In that case you can't play it on anything other than the
phone.
And the phone is such a high-fidelity player, huh?
She bought rather than stole these songs. This is the
reward. Friends have
pirated mp3's galore.
These files ARE mp3's. Such files would normally have a "magic number'
They may be mp3s deep down but the DRM is probably a layer of encryption
with a secret key. Without knowning the key it'll be hard.
No magic numbers will make them readable.
... I suggest to return the songs, if possible.
And never, ever buy such again.
Microsofts response on a related question:
*Q: 'If I buy these songs on your service — and they're locked to my phone —
what happens when I upgrade my phone in six months' time?' A: 'Well, I think
you know the answer to that.'"*
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09%2F01%2F22%2F1914201
/Robert