matt merch
May 27th, 2003, 06:21 AM
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VOLUME CONTROL:
Mac users are redistributing the songs they download over Apple's new music service for free. Above, Steve Jobs, Apple CEO, demonstrates iTunes at its launch last month.
- P
May 15, 2003 -- Now more people can tune into iTunes - even those who aren't paying.
In just the two weeks since Apple launched its new online music service, enthusiasts have apparently found a way to stream iTunes over the Internet and even burn songs.
ITunes was designed to allow Mac users to stream the music they buy over a local area network, such as their home computers.
But Web sites have cropped up that walk consumers through the steps of making the music available to other users over the Web, how to find the music on other people's computers, and in some cases, sites even show users how to copy the MP3s onto CD.
This Napster-like variation is not entirely unexpected among certain online music subcultures that try to hack into any service or product from the moment it appears.
But it could cause concern for Apple, which is trying to set a new standard for online music services and prove to the music labels that it is hacker-proof.
ITunes launched to huge fanfare, claiming 1 million downloads in just one week. The Cupertino, Calif.-based Apple said downloads now number more than 2 million, with half of those sales in albums. But the service offers just 200,000 songs - far less than other online music launches like pressplay which has more than 500,000 songs in its library.
But Apple allows users to buy songs on a per-use basis, as opposed to pressplay or MusicNet, which requires a subscription. And Apple has been adding slowly to its library, which has songs from all five of the major labels including BMG, Universal, Sony, Warner and EMI.
The Recording Industry Association of America, which has been pursuing legal action against Kazaa had no comment.
http://www.nypost.com/cgi-bin/printfriendly.pl
http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/05/15/HNitunepiracy_1.html?platforms
VOLUME CONTROL:
Mac users are redistributing the songs they download over Apple's new music service for free. Above, Steve Jobs, Apple CEO, demonstrates iTunes at its launch last month.
- P
May 15, 2003 -- Now more people can tune into iTunes - even those who aren't paying.
In just the two weeks since Apple launched its new online music service, enthusiasts have apparently found a way to stream iTunes over the Internet and even burn songs.
ITunes was designed to allow Mac users to stream the music they buy over a local area network, such as their home computers.
But Web sites have cropped up that walk consumers through the steps of making the music available to other users over the Web, how to find the music on other people's computers, and in some cases, sites even show users how to copy the MP3s onto CD.
This Napster-like variation is not entirely unexpected among certain online music subcultures that try to hack into any service or product from the moment it appears.
But it could cause concern for Apple, which is trying to set a new standard for online music services and prove to the music labels that it is hacker-proof.
ITunes launched to huge fanfare, claiming 1 million downloads in just one week. The Cupertino, Calif.-based Apple said downloads now number more than 2 million, with half of those sales in albums. But the service offers just 200,000 songs - far less than other online music launches like pressplay which has more than 500,000 songs in its library.
But Apple allows users to buy songs on a per-use basis, as opposed to pressplay or MusicNet, which requires a subscription. And Apple has been adding slowly to its library, which has songs from all five of the major labels including BMG, Universal, Sony, Warner and EMI.
The Recording Industry Association of America, which has been pursuing legal action against Kazaa had no comment.
http://www.nypost.com/cgi-bin/printfriendly.pl
http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/05/15/HNitunepiracy_1.html?platforms