Re: [Fsuk-manchester] DRM: Beginning of the end?

[Steve Hamblett IMAP]

Lucy wrote:
> Good news in the fight against DRM, as Apple announce that iTunes will
> no longer sell tracks infected with DRM. Is this the beginning of the
> end for DRM though?
>
> * http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7813527.stm
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> http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2009/01/06/apple-labels-both-win-with-drm-free-itunes-tiered-pricing
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Good step in the right direction, although I believe Apple is still 
shipping the tunes in its own proprietry format, not MP3, so native MP3 
players still won't work here. Is this still a form of DRM?