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DRM-Free iTunes Tracks Still Have User IDs Embedded

By Kevin Purdy on January 14, 2009 at 12:30 AM

Just because Apple and Big Music dropped the DRM doesn’t mean they want you trading your iTunes purchases. CNET notes that buyers’ registered email addresses are embedded in every file, and so (somewhat) trace-able. [via Slashdot]


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  • patch
    January 14, 2009 at 11:34 AM

    And somewhat easily removable. But in any case I think its fair enough the trade-off to remove DRM, is replaced with placing an identifying tag onto the music I buy.

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