EFF translates iTunes Music Store rules

I don't mind DRM to an extent, but the only thing about Apple's DRM is that they refuse to license it to any other portable audio device manufacturers. As MP4/AAC picks up speed in the online music world, more and more devices are supporting it, yet nothing from the iTunes store will play on anything but an iPod, since Apple won't give out their DRM scheme. Seeing as iPod has been, and remains, the leading portable digital audio player, I think it's about time for Apple to give it up and let others play ITMS files too. Not that it bothers me anyway; I've already un-DRM'ed all my music. It's nice to be able to listen to it on my cell phone or my PSP, both in AAC format (PSP 2.0 update adds MP4/AAC support in Music). Too bad Apple has driven me to be a criminal because of this crap. But maybe it's because I'm of the mindset that if I pay for it, it's mine, and I should be able to do with it as I please. And for #6, I refuse to use any of the P2P software/networks. They're not worth the garbage they really are. And I don't want stuff for free. That's why I bought my music from ITMS in the first place. While I wouldn't mind sticking it to the RIAA, I buy music instead of search the 'net for it because I believe in supporting the artists that put all their time and effort into the craft.

The EFF needs to understand that without this not-very-restrictive DRM, there is no online store, iTMS or otherwise. People who complain about DRM either have a twisted sense of morals ie. don't want to pay for anything they could get for free via PTP networks, or are libertarians, ie. don't want to pay for anything they could get for free via PTP networks to screw "the man". The EFF has never been about sound business practices, but instead about this outdated, "screw them before they screw you" mentality. If the EFF gets their way, no music or software will ever be available or written via the internet. No one would be stupid enough to create what the majority would steal rather than pay for. As an iPod/iTMS user, these rules are not "restrictions", but rules. Go EFF! Destroy the hand that feeds you. Destroy internet commerce, creativity,etc. with your lame-brained ideas about "fightin' the man." The internet will be dead if you had your way. Idiots.

Backup copies are not limited. I back up iTMS files, along with the rest of my data, to CD, DVD and external hard drive (ir)regularly. Copying the file isn't limited to five computers; only playing the file is.

You can have as many backups on as many computers as you want. However, you can have only five computers authorized on the same iTMS account at any one time. However, you can deactivate/activate computers at will. Having said that I have not bought a single track from iTMS, since for a little more I can get a tangible, physical CD containing the music in a higher quality, less encumbered format.

Hmmmm... I can burn cd's of any and all songs I have purchased - no DRM on them, I can convert the AACs to other formats - very easily therefore making them compatible with all the other player - like I want to do that; I have sampled and excerted from songs I have purchased - so I am in a world of deep doo doo ... and I will still only every use iTMS - the other knock offs are just that knock offs...

I love iTMS but I hate DRM. The solution? http://hymn-project.org/jhymndoc/

just nitpicking here... that should be AAC not ACC