Buzz Out Loud Lounge: Podcast to go DRM free on iTunes?
Podcast to go DRM free on iTunes?
by rkb33 - 6/4/07 11:38 AMJust wondering because with EMI going DRM free o iTunes, this would mean that Apple is capable of offering DRM free content, I wonder why the podcasters are not being given the choice to switch over as well. I would like that because I don't JUST listen to BOL on my iPod, i listen on a very old iMac that does not support FairPlay, but then I have to download 2 podcasts and it just gets annoying. So if anyone has any input as to when or if this transition may occur, I would love to know.
Thanks,
-Ryan form chicago.
podcasts are drm free
by ktreb - 6/4/07 12:25 PM In reply to: Podcast to go DRM free on iTunes? by rkb33All of the ones that I listen to are drm free in mp3 format, including Buzz Out Loud. Occasionally they are in aac, but drm free as well. I use iTunes to download and in addition to my iPods, I play them on a Creative Zen Stone and a Dell Axim PDA without any additional conversion. The ones that are in aac I can easily convert to mp3 within iTunes without burning to disc.
Which podcasts are you referring to?
I see
by rkb33 - 6/4/07 10:54 PM In reply to: podcasts are drm free by ktrebI don't feel like checking right now, but you sound very much like you know what you are talking about. Unlike me, I guess i assumed that because they wouldn't play on the old computer,it was drm, I guess it just cant handle aac. I feel stupid right now. Anyway, thank you. I will try just converting tomorrow, I must sleep now.
Thanks again,
Ryan
Don't Feel Stupid - Blame it on the DRM
by jimgleeson - 6/5/07 4:19 AM In reply to: Podcast to go DRM free on iTunes? by rkb33This is part of the problem with DRM, because it gets in the way with being able to use music the way we want to use it (transferring it among computers) we can never be sure that it's DRM or technical issues with our computers.
I had a problem ripping a CD to my computer once and thought it was a DRM issue as well and it turned out instead the computer was just having an issue because the CD was "enhanced."
c'mon now...
by 22.smith - 6/5/07 8:53 AM In reply to: Don't Feel Stupid - Blame it on the DRM by jimgleesonYou'll have to do a little better than that. The original posters problem (not having the right codec or playback filter installed) is super common. People run into that every day. How exactly is that a problem with DRM?
Well, Actually...
by ron_liong - 6/5/07 7:14 AM In reply to: Podcast to go DRM free on iTunes? by rkb33err... Ryan, most podcasts don't have DRM. DRM is just applied to the non-iTunes Plus content that you have to purchase. This also includes the "Free tracks of the week" stuff [as far as I know]. However, podcasts are just audio / video tracks uploaded onto RSS servers [or the likes] and fed into the iTunes podcast feeds in our iTunes windows. So, unless the distributors of the podcasts [such as CNET] feels evil, they wouldn't add DRM. Besides, their content is free. Why add DRM?
If anyone were to issue a podcast where they want to earn money, they would just do Audiobooks. DRMing podcasts would lock you from any good publicity.
So, hope that cleared things up slightly [or not]...
Ronald from Singapore...
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