Vala isikhangiso

Ngonyaka odlule kubukeka sengathi i-Apple inezinkinga ngokuvikelwa kwe-DRM ku-iTunes, kodwa okuphambene kuyiqiniso. Okwangempela isinqumo Inkantolo yokudlulisa amacala manje isichithiwe iJaji uRogers, futhi i-Apple kuzofanele ibhekane enkantolo nabasebenzisi ethi "ikhiyele" ohlelweni lwayo phakathi kuka-2006 no-2009, ukuyivimbela ukuthi ihambe kwenye indawo. Abamangali bafuna amadola ayizigidi ezingama-350 (imiqhele eyizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama-7,6) ku-Apple njengesinxephezelo.

Abamangali, okungabasebenzisi abathenge ama-iPod phakathi neminyaka eshiwo ngenhla, bathi i-Apple yababekela imingcele ngenxa yesistimu yayo ye-FairPlay DRM futhi yenza cishe kungenzeki ukuthi bashintshele kwabaqhudelana nabo njengeReal Networks. I-Apple ibuyekeza njalo i-iTunes, iqinisekisa ukuthi izingoma ezithengwe esitolo esiyimbangi ku-Real Networks azikwazanga ukulayishwa kuma-iPod. Ngokusho kwabamangali, lokhu bekumele kube yisizathu sokuthi i-Apple ikwazi ukukhokhisa imali ethe xaxa ngomculo esitolo sayo.

Ummeli ka-Apple phambilini uthe abamangali "abanabo nhlobo ubufakazi" bokufakazela ukuthi i-Apple ilimaze amakhasimende ngenxa ye-FairPlay DRM, kodwa abameli babamangali baveza izinkulungwane zezikhalazo ezivela kubasebenzisi abathukuthele ababengathandi ukuthi ama-iPod abo ngeke adlale izingoma ezitholiwe. ngaphandle kwe-iTunes.

Njengoba iJaji uYvonne Rogers ekhiphe isinqumo ngesonto eledlule sokuthi lolu daba luzoqulwa, ibhola manje lisenkantolo ye-Apple. Inkampani yaseCalifornia ingalungisana nommangali ngaphandle kwenkantolo noma ibhekane nezibalo ezifinyelela kweziyisishiyagalolunye zomonakalo. Ngokusho kwabamangali, i-Apple yenza amashumi ezigidi zamadola ngenxa ye-DRM. Icala liqala ngoNovemba 17 e-Oakland, eCalifornia.

Ingemuva lekesi

Lonke icala lizungeza ku-DRM (ukuphathwa kwamalungelo edijithali) i-Apple ekuqaleni eyayisebenzisa kokuqukethwe kwayo ku-iTunes. Lokhu kwenza ukuthi kungenzeki ukuwusebenzisa emikhiqizweni engeyona eyayo, ngaleyo ndlela kuvinjwe ukukopishwa komculo ngokungemthetho, kodwa ngesikhathi esifanayo kuphoqa abasebenzisi abanama-akhawunti we-iTunes ukuthi basebenzise ama-iPod abo kuphela. Yilokhu kanye abamangali abangakuthandi, abaveza ukuthi i-Apple yazama ukumisa umncintiswano kuma-Real Networks owavela ngo-2004.

I-Real Networks iqhamuke nenguqulo entsha ye-RealPlayer, inguqulo yabo yesitolo se-inthanethi lapho bedayisa khona umculo ngefomethi efanayo ne-Apple's iTunes, ukuze udlalwe kuma-iPod. Kepha i-Apple ayizange iyithande, ngakho-ke ngo-2004 yakhipha isibuyekezo se-iTunes esivimbe okuqukethwe ku-RealPlayer. Amanethiwekhi Angempela aphendule kulokhu ngesibuyekezo sawo, kodwa i-iTunes 7.0 entsha kusukela ngo-2006 iphinde yavimba okuqukethwe okuqhudelanayo.

Ngokusho kwabamangali ecaleni lamanje, i-iTunes 7.0 ephula imithetho yokungathembeki, njengoba abasebenzisi kuthiwa baphoqeleka ukuthi bayeke ngokuphelele ukulalela izingoma ezithengwe esitolo se-Real Networks, noma okungenani baziguqule zibe ifomethi ye-DRM (isb. ngokushisa ku-CD bese udlulisela emuva kukhompuyutha). Abamangali bathi lokhu "kuvala" abasebenzisi ku-iTunes ecosystem futhi kwenyusa izindleko zokuthenga umculo.

Nakuba i-Apple iphikisa ngokuthi iReal Networks ayizange inakwe uma ibiza izingoma ku-iTunes, nokuthi yayingaphansi kwamaphesenti amathathu emakethe yomculo eku-inthanethi ngo-2007 ngesikhathi kukhishwa i-iTunes 7.0, iJaji uRogers lisanquma ukuthi lolu daba lungangena enkantolo. . Ubufakazi bukaRoger Noll, uchwepheshe wabamangali waseStanford University, badlala indima ebalulekile.

Yize u-Apple ezame ukudelela ubufakazi bukaNoll ngokuthi inkolelo-mbono yakhe yokukhokhisa ngokweqile ayihambisani nemodeli yamanani entengo yomfaniswano we-Apple, uRogers uthe esinqumweni sakhe amanani angempela awafani, futhi kukhona umbuzo wokuthi yiziphi izici ezicatshangelwe yi-Apple lapho. amanani entengo. Nokho, udaba lapha akukhona ukuthi imibono kaNoll ilungile yini, kodwa ukuthi iyahlangabezana yini nemibandela yokuqashelwa njengobufakazi, okuyinto ngokwejaji abayenzayo. URogers uthathe leli cala elithathe cishe iminyaka eyishumi ngemuva kokuthatha umhlalaphansi uJames Ware, owavuna u-Apple ekuqaleni. Abamangali babe sebegxila kakhulu endleleni iReal Networks eyeqa ngayo ukuvikelwa kwe-Apple, kanye nokuhlaselwa okwalandela yinkampani yama-apula. Manje bazothola ithuba enkantolo.

Umthombo: Ars Technica
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