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Gore rapfuura zvaiita sekunge Apple yaive nematambudziko ne DRM kuchengetedzwa mu iTunes, asi zvakapesana ndezvechokwadi. Original chisarudzo dare redzimhosva rave kudzoserwa neMutongi Rogers, uye Apple ichafanirwa kutarisana nedare nevashandisi vainoti "yakakiya" muhurongwa hwayo pakati pa2006 na2009, ichiidzivirira kuti isaende kune imwe nzvimbo. Vamhan'ari vari kuda madhora mazana matatu nemakumi mashanu emadhora (350 bhiriyoni korona) kubva kuApple semuripo.

Vamhan'ari, vanova vashandisi vakatenga ma iPods mumakore ambotaurwa, vanoti Apple yakavarambidza nekuda kweFairPlay DRM system uye zvakaita kuti zvisaite kuti vachinjire kune vanokwikwidza vakaita seReal Networks. Apple yaigara ichigadziridza iTunes, kuve nechokwadi chekuti nziyo dzakatengwa muchitoro chemukwikwidzi kubva kuReal Networks hadzigone kurodha kumaiPod. Sekureva kwevamhan'ari, ichi chinofanira kunge chiri chikonzero chekuti Apple ikwanise kubhadharisa mimhanzi muchitoro chayo.

Gweta raApple rakambotaura kuti vamhan'ari "havana humbowo" hunoratidza kuti Apple yakakuvadza vatengi nekuda kweFairPlay DRM, asi magweta evamhan'ari ari kuratidza zviuru zvezvichemo kubva kune vashandisi vakatsamwa vasingade kuti ma iPod avo aisatamba nziyo dzakawanikwa. kunze iTunes.

Sezvo mutongi Yvonne Rogers akapa mutongo svondo rapfuura wekuti nyaya iyi itongwe, bhora rave mudare reApple. Kambani yeCalifornia inogona kugadzirisana nemumhan'ari kunze kwedare kana kutarisana nenhamba dzinosvika mapfumbamwe mukukuvadza. Sekureva kwevamhan'ari, Apple yakaita makumi emamiriyoni emadhora nekuda kweDRM. Kutongwa kunotanga munaNovember 17 muOakland, California.

Case background

Mhosva yese inotenderera ne DRM (digital rights management) iyo Apple yakatanga kushandisa kune zvirimo mu iTunes. Izvi zvakaita kuti zvisakwanise kuishandisa pane zvigadzirwa zvisiri zvayo, nekudaro kudzivirira kukopa zvisiri pamutemo kwemimhanzi, asi panguva imwe chete ichimanikidza vashandisi vane iTunes account kuti vashandise maiPod avo chete. Izvi ndizvo chaizvo izvo vamhan'ari havadi, avo vanonongedza kuti Apple yakaedza kumisa makwikwi kubva kuReal Networks akamuka muna 2004.

Real Networks vakauya neshanduro itsva yeRealPlayer, yavo vhezheni yechitoro chepamhepo kwavaitengesa mimhanzi yakafanana neApple's iTunes, saka inogona kuridzwa pamaiPod. Asi Apple haina kuifarira, saka kumashure muna 2004 yakaburitsa update ye iTunes iyo yakavharira zvirimo kubva kuRealPlayer. Real Networks vakapindura kune izvi nekuvandudza kwavo, asi iTunes 7.0 itsva kubva 2006 zvakare yakavharira kukwikwidza zvemukati.

Sekureva kwevamhan'ari munyaya yazvino, iTunes 7.0 inotyora mitemo yeantitrust, sezvo vashandisi vachinzi vakamanikidzwa kumira zvachose kuterera nziyo dzakatengwa kubva kuReal Networks chitoro, kana kumbodzishandura kuita iyo DRM-isina fomati (semuenzaniso. nekupisa kuCD uye kudzosera kumashure kune komputa). Vamhan'ari vanoti "vakavharira" vashandisi mu iTunes ecosystem uye vakawedzera mutengo wekutenga mimhanzi.

Kunyange Apple yakapokana kuti Real Networks haina kuverengerwa pakuimbwa kwemitengo pa iTunes, uye vaive neasingasviki matatu muzana emusika wemumhanzi wepamhepo muna 2007 pakaburitswa iTunes 7.0, Mutongi Rogers akaramba akatonga kuti nyaya iyi iende kudare. Uchapupu hwaRoger Noll, nyanzvi yevamhan'ari kubva kuStanford University, hwakaita basa rakakosha.

Kunyangwe Apple akaedza kushora huchapupu hwaNoll nekutaura kuti dzidziso yake yekuchaja yakawandisa yakanga isingaenderane nemhando yemitengo yeyunifomu yeApple, Rogers akati muchisarudzo chake mitengo chaiyo yanga isiri yunifomu mushure mezvose, uye pane mubvunzo wekuti ndezvipi zvinhu zvakatorwa naApple. pricing. Zvisinei, nyaya iri pano haisi yekuti pfungwa dzaNoll dzakarurama here, asi kuti dzinosangana nemamiriro ezvinhu ekuonekwa seuchapupu, izvo maererano nemutongi zvavanoita. Rogers akatora nyaya iyi ingangoita makore gumi mushure mekusiya basa James Ware, uyo akatanga kutonga achifarira Apple. Vamhan'ari vakabva vatarisa chaizvo nzira iyo Real Networks yakanzvenga kudzivirira kweApple, uye kurwiswa kwakatevera nekambani yeapuro. Iye zvino vachawana mukana mudare.

Kunobva: ars Technica
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