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<blockquote data-quote="cwa107" data-source="post: 586209" data-attributes="member: 24098"><p>I think you're just a little bit confused. DRM stands for Digital Rights Management. It is integrated into most of the songs that have been available from iTunes Music Store for the past several years, up until recently. DRM was demanded by the recording industry as a means of controlling the distribution of music in digital formats.</p><p></p><p>Just recently, the recording industry has started to back off from the stance that DRM be included in legally downloadable music, so iTunes Music Store has started to sell DRM-free tracks.</p><p></p><p>With that said, there's a possibility that some of your music in your iTunes library has DRM protection. That DRM protected music will only play on your computer or your iPod - although GM licensed the technology that allows your iPod to be connected to your car, those tracks that are DRM protected will not play on the integrated MP3 player in your vehicle, because Apple does not license their "FairPlay" DRM technology.</p><p></p><p>So, to put it simply, to play the tracks that have DRM protection, you'll need to use your iPod integration. There are ways of stripping the DRM protection off, but that is beyond the scope of your question here.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cwa107, post: 586209, member: 24098"] I think you're just a little bit confused. DRM stands for Digital Rights Management. It is integrated into most of the songs that have been available from iTunes Music Store for the past several years, up until recently. DRM was demanded by the recording industry as a means of controlling the distribution of music in digital formats. Just recently, the recording industry has started to back off from the stance that DRM be included in legally downloadable music, so iTunes Music Store has started to sell DRM-free tracks. With that said, there's a possibility that some of your music in your iTunes library has DRM protection. That DRM protected music will only play on your computer or your iPod - although GM licensed the technology that allows your iPod to be connected to your car, those tracks that are DRM protected will not play on the integrated MP3 player in your vehicle, because Apple does not license their "FairPlay" DRM technology. So, to put it simply, to play the tracks that have DRM protection, you'll need to use your iPod integration. There are ways of stripping the DRM protection off, but that is beyond the scope of your question here. [/QUOTE]
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