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   As did the previous versions.  The change is that the encoder is now =
included for free.  The decoder was previously.  The reason the encoder =
was not was licensing not any DRM issue.  Windows Media and Windows = Media
Player are agnostic as far as DRM is concerned.   You can both =
encode and decode both with or without any DRM.  The choice is left to =
content owners and producers.

Rich

  "Dave Ings"  wrote in message =
news:41621144$1{at}w3.nls.net...
  I don't recall if it's been noted here previously, but the the recent=20
  release of Windows Media Player 10 MS now supports ripping to MP3 (at =
good=20
  bit rates too). So apparently MS smelled some coffee too!
  --=20
  Regards,
  Dave Ings,
  Toronto, Canada

  "Randy H"  wrote in message=20
  news:416209d8$1{at}w3.nls.net...
  > Even Sony worke up and smelled the coffee WRT MP3.
  >
  > It appears that Microsoft is being marginalized in this arena-and =
for good=20
  > reason.
  >
  > DRM is actually a misnomer-it should be called Digital Restrictions=20
  > Management.
  >
  >


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   As did
the previous =
versions. =20
The change is that the encoder is now included for free.  The =
decoder was=20
previously.  The reason the encoder was not was licensing not any = DRM=20
issue.  Windows Media and Windows Media Player are agnostic as far
= as DRM=20
is concerned.   You can both encode and decode both with
or = without=20
any DRM.  The choice is left to content owners and =
producers.
 
Rich
 

  "Dave Ings" <ings{at}sympatico.ca>">mailto:ings{at}sympatico.ca">ings{at}sympatico.ca>
wrote in =
message news:41621144$1{at}w3.nls.net...I=20
  don't recall if it's been noted here previously, but the the recent=20
  release of Windows Media Player 10 MS now supports ripping to MP3 =
(at good=20
  bit rates too). So apparently MS smelled some coffee too!--=20
  Regards,Dave Ings,Toronto,
Canada"Randy H" <randy_holcomb{at}attglobal.netmailto:randy_holcomb{at}attglobal.net">randy_holcomb{at}attglobal.net
A>>=20
  wrote in message news:416209d8$1{at}w3.nls.net...=
>=20
  Even Sony worke up and smelled the coffee WRT
MP3.>> It =
appears=20
  that Microsoft is being marginalized in this arena-and for good =
>=20
  reason.>> DRM is actually a misnomer-it
should be called =
Digital=20
  Restrictions >=20
Management.>>

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