From: <dave_at_beermex.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2004 11:02:31 -0000 (GMT)

> --- Dave Hooper <dave_at_beermex.com> wrote:
>
>> This is getting a bit off-topic...
>
>>From the iRiver site (http://www.iriveramerica.com/support/iFP_FAQ.aspx):
> Q. Why can’t I upload my MP3 / WMA files from my iFP player?
> A. Due to copyright protection laws that apply towards our technology,
> media files (MP3 / WMA files) cannot be uploaded from an iFP player to a
> PC. All other non-media files (documents, images, etc.) can be uploaded
> to a PC from the iFP player.
>
> As you correctly state it's not (optional) DRM as such, but it sure is a
> lockdown.

Right, but that's an old FAQ, released before the UMS firmware came out ...
So when the FAQ states "Due to Copyright laws, MP3 / WMA files cannot be
uploaded from an iFP player to a PC using our iFP player and software
application iRiver Music Manager" it doesn't apply to the UMS firmware -
because then you are not using the Music Manager application (because the
iFP behaves just like any other usb mass storage device...)

> Getting to the off-topic bit, why don't we just leave it at this?
> T.J.

Sure. :)

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