How to bypass iTunes music previews protection

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Post by lutfidemirci » Wed, Sep 19, 2012, 4:53 PM UTC

How to bypass iTunes music previews protection
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Re: How to bypass iTunes music previews protection

#2

Post by dduck » Wed, Sep 19, 2012, 5:01 PM UTC

I am not sure m4a format can be played on Android devices.

Re: How to bypass iTunes music previews protection

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Post by w1ntermute » Wed, Sep 19, 2012, 5:03 PM UTC

If this becomes widely used, it'll only kickstart an arms race between Apple and the people trying to access the iTunes previews. Remember what happened with the Palm Pre and iTunes syncing? Apple doesn't like unapproved devices accessing its content ecosystem.

Re: How to bypass iTunes music previews protection

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Post by jstalin » Wed, Sep 19, 2012, 5:04 PM UTC

... or just use Amazon's MP3 store. No DRM, no problems with synching multiple devices, and no "authorization" of devices/computers.

Re: How to bypass iTunes music previews protection

#5

Post by mikeash » Wed, Sep 19, 2012, 5:06 PM UTC

dduck wrote: post #2

I am not sure m4a format can be played on Android devices.

Why wouldn't it? It's an open standard. Even if AAC decoding isn't built in, you could easily provide your own decoder for it.

Re: How to bypass iTunes music previews protection

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Post by wzhack » Wed, Sep 19, 2012, 5:09 PM UTC

jstalin wrote: post #4

... or just use Amazon's MP3 store. No DRM, no problems with synching multiple devices, and no "authorization" of devices/computers.

I didn't know Amazon mp3 store had mp3 previews in their API. They are literally a UNIX stack company. Maybe iTunes can still be used if the Android and iOS ports should use the same database.

Re: How to bypass iTunes music previews protection

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Post by arrrg » Wed, Sep 19, 2012, 5:10 PM UTC

jstalin wrote: post #4

... or just use Amazon's MP3 store. No DRM, no problems with synching multiple devices, and no "authorization" of devices/computers.

There isn’t any DRM protected music in the iTunes Store, either.

This is only about the previews.

Re: How to bypass iTunes music previews protection

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Post by wzhack » Wed, Sep 19, 2012, 5:11 PM UTC

w1ntermute wrote: post #3

If this becomes widely used, it'll only kickstart an arms race between Apple and the people trying to access the iTunes previews. Remember what happened with the Palm Pre and iTunes syncing? Apple doesn't like unapproved devices accessing its content ecosystem.

I am not sure Apple can differentiate Apple devices over HTTP except UA header. Maybe they can develop a proprietary streaming protocol but is it worth?

Re: How to bypass iTunes music previews protection

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Post by wzhack » Wed, Sep 19, 2012, 5:11 PM UTC

w1ntermute wrote: post #3

If this becomes widely used, it'll only kickstart an arms race between Apple and the people trying to access the iTunes previews. Remember what happened with the Palm Pre and iTunes syncing? Apple doesn't like unapproved devices accessing its content ecosystem.

I am not sure Apple can differentiate Apple devices over HTTP except UA header. Maybe they can develop a proprietary streaming protocol but is it worth?

Re: How to bypass iTunes music previews protection

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Post by [deleted] » Wed, Sep 19, 2012, 5:28 PM UTC

wzhack wrote: post #8

w1ntermute wrote: post #3

If this becomes widely used, it'll only kickstart an arms race between Apple and the people trying to access the iTunes previews. Remember what happened with the Palm Pre and iTunes syncing? Apple doesn't like unapproved devices accessing its content ecosystem.

I am not sure Apple can differentiate Apple devices over HTTP except UA header. Maybe they can develop a proprietary streaming protocol but is it worth?

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