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iTunes4 and re-ripping to AAC
Authored by: Jeff Thompson on May 05, '03 12:29:39PM

I'd have to double check this, but I'm prety sure that it's been stated already that AAC files encoded by the user do not require authorization. Only those AAC files purchased via the iTunes Music Store require authorization.

As for non-ipod mp3 players and other platforms' (windows, etc.) software mp3 players: I'm sure that AAC will be picked up by other players, eventually. Sure, if you want to rip your music and make it available via file sharing, no one else can use it, until their platform supports it. So what? This was a hint about not losing your mp3 information should you chose to re-encode your songs with AAC, not about the merits of AAC versus MP3's.



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iTunes4 and re-ripping to AAC
Authored by: callefjant on May 05, '03 04:54:29PM

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93013

"Note : AAC files encoded from a source other than the Music Store (such as an audio CD) function the same as an MP3 file encoded from the same source in that there is no authorization required. So AAC files you encode yourself in iTunes 4 can be burned more than 10 times per playlist and can be played on more than three computers"



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