Comments on: Microsoft releases Zune details, world yawns http://artofgeek.com/2006/09/15/microsoft-releases-zune-details-world-yawns/ Technology from the geek perspective. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:16:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: madgunde http://artofgeek.com/2006/09/15/microsoft-releases-zune-details-world-yawns/comment-page-1/#comment-141 madgunde Fri, 29 Dec 2006 03:08:43 +0000 http://artofgeek.com/2006/09/15/microsoft-releases-zune-details-world-yawns/#comment-141 Buzzman, I can't speak from personal experience, but my understanding from readily available information is that the Zune and Zune software will not "infect" existing non-DRM'd music. The only infection that takes place is if someone wants to share the unprotected music via WiFi, the copy will only work for 3 plays or 3 days (whichever comes first). After that, what is left is a marker or pointer that allows the receiver of the shared file to purchase the song from the Zune marketplace. As for loss of music, there have been a lot of technical issues with the initial versions of the Zune Windows software, loss of music might be one of the problems people encountered. All I can say is always back up your music, especially if you're installing new software made by Microsoft. ;) Buzzman,

I can’t speak from personal experience, but my understanding from readily available information is that the Zune and Zune software will not “infect” existing non-DRM’d music. The only infection that takes place is if someone wants to share the unprotected music via WiFi, the copy will only work for 3 plays or 3 days (whichever comes first). After that, what is left is a marker or pointer that allows the receiver of the shared file to purchase the song from the Zune marketplace.

As for loss of music, there have been a lot of technical issues with the initial versions of the Zune Windows software, loss of music might be one of the problems people encountered. All I can say is always back up your music, especially if you’re installing new software made by Microsoft. ;)

]]> By: Buzzman http://artofgeek.com/2006/09/15/microsoft-releases-zune-details-world-yawns/comment-page-1/#comment-140 Buzzman Fri, 29 Dec 2006 01:40:42 +0000 http://artofgeek.com/2006/09/15/microsoft-releases-zune-details-world-yawns/#comment-140 Just read your article on Zune; along with about 20 others on the net. I'm getting confused about what I'm hearing on the street. Friends of mine are saying that their music that they downloaded from Kazza and Limewire is now infected with DRM and will not play on their computer. Is it possible that the Zune software installed DRM onto their files either through the Play for Sure Sight or Zune software itself. I'm hearing people with hundreds of songs are getting wiped out!!!! All because they installed Zune! Is this true???? Just read your article on Zune; along with about 20 others on the net. I’m getting confused about what I’m hearing on the street. Friends of mine are saying that their music that they downloaded from Kazza and Limewire is now infected with DRM and will not play on their computer. Is it possible that the Zune software installed DRM onto their files either through the Play for Sure Sight or Zune software itself. I’m hearing people with hundreds of songs are getting wiped out!!!! All because they installed Zune! Is this true????

]]> By: madgunde http://artofgeek.com/2006/09/15/microsoft-releases-zune-details-world-yawns/comment-page-1/#comment-16 madgunde Wed, 04 Oct 2006 23:52:15 +0000 http://artofgeek.com/2006/09/15/microsoft-releases-zune-details-world-yawns/#comment-16 <blockquote cite="mark">A couple of things: 1. I read elsewhere that Zune will allow mp3s to be shared over wifi but with the same DRM restrictions of 3-day, 3-play. Don’t know how it will be done. 2. Can the Zune wifi share with a computer with the same restrictions?</blockquote> It does appear that unprotected music will be sharable as well, but with the 3/3 restriction. Apparently the restriction will be managed by the Zune device itself and not by 'infecting' the music with DRM, although it doesn't make much difference if the end result is the same. There is no news about Zune being able to share with anything but another Zune, so it appears Zune to PC sharing is not in the cards in it's first incarnation.

A couple of things:
1. I read elsewhere that Zune will allow mp3s to be shared over wifi but with the same DRM restrictions of 3-day, 3-play. Don’t know how it will be done.
2. Can the Zune wifi share with a computer with the same restrictions?

It does appear that unprotected music will be sharable as well, but with the 3/3 restriction. Apparently the restriction will be managed by the Zune device itself and not by ‘infecting’ the music with DRM, although it doesn’t make much difference if the end result is the same. There is no news about Zune being able to share with anything but another Zune, so it appears Zune to PC sharing is not in the cards in it’s first incarnation.

]]> By: mark http://artofgeek.com/2006/09/15/microsoft-releases-zune-details-world-yawns/comment-page-1/#comment-9 mark Mon, 18 Sep 2006 14:53:25 +0000 http://artofgeek.com/2006/09/15/microsoft-releases-zune-details-world-yawns/#comment-9 A couple of things: 1. I read elsewhere that Zune will allow mp3s to be shared over wifi but with the same DRM restrictions of 3-day, 3-play. Don't know how it will be done. 2. Can the Zune wifi share with a computer with the same restrictions? And Sandisk and RealNetworks today announced a partnership, though it will still use WMA. The fragmentation is starting... And I agree that Zune will contribute further to MS' downfall. A couple of things:
1. I read elsewhere that Zune will allow mp3s to be shared over wifi but with the same DRM restrictions of 3-day, 3-play. Don’t know how it will be done.
2. Can the Zune wifi share with a computer with the same restrictions?

And Sandisk and RealNetworks today announced a partnership, though it will still use WMA. The fragmentation is starting…

And I agree that Zune will contribute further to MS’ downfall.

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