Apple to open up Fairplay DRM

According to Tech.co.uk, Apple plans to open up protected music and movies content bought from the iTunes Store.

Apple is expected to make two announcements, possibly as early as this week - the first will be to allow streaming of protected AAC content via USB; the second will be to licence its Fairplay DRM to the companies Made For iPod licensees.

What does that mean to you? This announcement will enable you to play songs bought from the iTunes Store through third party devices using digital connections. It may also mean that devices like iPod docks will be able to display more information - artwork and other track info, for example - which is stored alongside the protected audio.

The Netgear Digital Entertainer is one of the first non-Aple device that use the Apple Fairplay DRM.

[Source: www.tech.co.uk]

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