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Title: Apple confirms no DRM, authentication, just licensing Post by: Alex on March 17, 2009, 12:31:58 PM Apple confirms no DRM, authentication, just licensing
A proprietary chip available exclusively through Apple was discovered in the new iPod Shuffle's headphones last week. This discovery touched off speculation that Apple had added the chip as a means to force third-party manufacturers to pay a licensing fee in order to produce headphones compatible with the new iPod Shuffle and the possible roles of the chip being able to provide authentication or DRM. Macworld and Boing Boing Gadgets have contacted Apple and confirmed that the chip is said to be meant for use with the 'Made for iPod' program alone and there is no encryption or authentication on the chip. iLounge and MacRumors explain the logic behind Apple's licensing schemes. Read full story... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/neowin-main/~3/lYNZVWh9RIs/apple-confirms-no-drm-authentication-just-licensing |