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Kuze kube ngu-2009, i-Apple isebenzisa isistimu yokuvikela (DRM) kokuqukethwe ku-iTunes, eyayivumela umculo ukuthi udlalwe kuphela kubadlali be-Apple, okungukuthi ama-iPod kanye nama-iPhone akamuva. Abanye babhikishele lokhu njengokubusa yedwa okungekho emthethweni, kodwa lezo zimangalo manje sezisusiwe etafuleni unomphela yinkantolo yokudlulisa amacala yaseCalifornia. Wanquma ukuthi kwakungewona umsebenzi ongekho emthethweni.

Iphaneli yamajaji amathathu iphendule ecaleni elithathe isikhathi eside lezinyathelo zekilasi ikhala ngokuthi i-Apple yenze ngokungemthetho ngesikhathi yethula uhlelo lokuphathwa kwamalungelo edijithali (DRM) lomculo esitolo se-iTunes. ukuphathwa kwamalungelo edijithali) futhi izingoma azikwazanga ukudlalwa noma yikuphi kodwa kumadivayisi anophawu lwe-apula olunyiwe. Ngemuva kokwethulwa kwe-DRM ngo-2004, i-Apple yalawula amaphesenti angama-99 emakethe yomculo wedijithali nezidlali zomculo.

Kodwa-ke, ijaji alizange lithonywe yileli qiniso ukuthi linqume ukuthi i-Apple yephule imithetho yokungathembeki. Baphinde bacabangela iqiniso lokuthi i-Apple igcine intengo yamasenti angu-99 ngengoma ngayinye ngisho nalapho kwethulwa i-DRM. Futhi wenze okufanayo ngesikhathi engena emakethe ngomculo wakhe wamahhala we-Amazon. Intengo yamasenti angama-99 ngengoma ngayinye yasala ngisho nangemva kokuba i-Apple isuse i-DRM ngo-2009.

Inkantolo futhi ayizange ithonywe ingxabano yokuthi i-Apple yashintsha isofthiwe yayo ukuze izingoma, isibonelo, i-Real Network, ezithengisa ngamasenti angu-49, zingadlalwa emishinini yayo.

Ngakho-ke impikiswano yokuthi i-DRM yayisemthethweni noma cha esitolo se-iTunes isiphelile. Kodwa-ke, i-Apple manje ibhekene necala elinzima kakhulu kuleli cala ukulungiswa kwentengo yama-e-books.

Umthombo: GigaOM.com
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