[FC-discuss] iTunes DRM-Free Files Contain Personal Info

[Fred Benenson]

Yeah, I mean it sucks but I think the most important part is to expose it, I
think.

Also, I doubt anyone could make a reasonable case against you if files that
ended up "in the wild" had your e-mail address embedded in them, but IANAL.

F



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On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 2:10 PM, Matt Lee <mattl at cnuk.org> wrote:

> On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 11:33 AM, Ben Miller-Jacobson
> <bmillerjacobson at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I just thought I'd let everyone know that while Apple may have finally
> > done away with DRM in iTunes (for the most part),
>
> Only on music. Not on audiobooks, TV shows or movies.
>
> > songs downloaded
> > through iTunes now contain personal information. For more info:
> > http://crave.cnet.co.uk/digitalmusic/0,39029432,49300555,00.htm
>
> They always did. Right from Day 1 :)
>
> I'm sure there's a way to strip the info out, but I don't really think
> its a huge deal.
>
> --
> Matt Lee
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