iTunes 4.0.1
iTunes is the only software you'll ever need to build & manage your music collection on your Mac.
iTunes 4 features superior sound quality including support for MPEG-4 AAC audio. iTunes 4.0.1 includes a number of performance and network access enhancements, and only allows music sharing between computers using iTunes 4.0.1 or later on a local network (in the same subnet). If you have an Apple SuperDrive, you can archive your song files to a DVD disc as well as burn playlists to standard audio CDs to play in your car or home stereo.
Only allowing music sharing in a local network is likely a response to piracy hacks that allowed files to be copied over iTunes' current sharing method. Notably, this drew criticism and concerns from record companies.
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"iTunes is the only software you'll ever need to build & manage your music collection on your Mac.
iTunes 4 features superior sound quality including support for MPEG-4 AAC audio. iTunes 4.0.1 includes a number of performance and network access enhancements, and only allows music sharing between computers using iTunes 4.0.1 or later on a local network (in the same subnet). If you have an Apple SuperDrive, you can archive your song files to a DVD disc as well as burn playlists to standard audio CDs to play in your car or home stereo."
So much for streaming over the net. It just takes a few bad apples to ruin it for the rest. Oh well.
Originally posted by jpolk
You are correct, sir. There is a new (4.0.1) iTunes available. I don't think the only allows sharing bit is an anti-pirating thing... it is just that it is not backward-compatible.
You're correct about the backward-compatible thing. I already did sharing with a friend of mine.
Chad4Mac
I'm really pissed, how why the hell did they take sharing out of iTunes 4.0.1, god damn, they could have stopped Downloading, instill they do this, god apple you are making me Really pissed!
Geez, its not hard for apple to add an anti-piracy feature and not stop sharing TOTALLY!
I reverted, apple, don't make this STUPID move!
for more info :(
God, Stay with 4.0 ! No more Shaft For me!
edit: even SLASHDOT has a story there
Originally posted by dynamicd
You're correct about the backward-compatible thing. I already did sharing with a friend of mine.
As far as I can see there is no more 'Connect to Shared Music...' Apple-K. I'm not talking about a stream, I mean direct access to the playlists.
You can guess which one Apple did...
So, assuming there is no firewall blocking VPN traffic, anyone with 2 macs should still be able to listen.
But, the not being able to share across the internet does stink. :(
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