Funny how they mention Windows Media Player, which is not getting touched at all. I bet they are referring to using Windows Media Player to circumvent the DRM purchased music.
As for that file that they are probably referring to, my guess it would be the physical downladed file that contains the DRM music. If I'm not mistaken, doesn't that file stay intact (very much how the iTunes DRM removal process happens), creating a new file.
And the license isn't for the physical file... it's for the music contained inside of it. So technically, creating an alternate copy of the file is very much creating a backup of it, leaving the original file untouched.
I really don't see how MS has a leg to stand on here, other than playing the cat and mouse game of staying a step ahead of the un-DRM tools.
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Funny how they mention Windows Media Player, which is not getting touched at all. I bet they are referring to using Windows Media Player to circumvent the DRM purchased music.
As for that file that they are probably referring to, my guess it would be the physical downladed file that contains the DRM music. If I'm not mistaken, doesn't that file stay intact (very much how the iTunes DRM removal process happens), creating a new file.
And the license isn't for the physical file... it's for the music contained inside of it. So technically, creating an alternate copy of the file is very much creating a backup of it, leaving the original file untouched.
I really don't see how MS has a leg to stand on here, other than playing the cat and mouse game of staying a step ahead of the un-DRM tools.