The U on iTunes - Terms
DRM (Digital Rights Management)
Digital Video (DV) is a digital video
format launched in 1994, and has since become the standard for home and
semiDRM is an umbrella term referring
to technologies used by publishers or copyright owners to control access
to or usage of digital data or hardware, and to restrictions associated
with a specific instance of a digital work or device. The term is often
confused with copy protection and technical protection measures, which
refer to technologies that control or restrict the use and access of
digital content on electronic devices with such technologies installed,
acting as components of a DRM design.
The iTunes Store, run by Apple Inc., allows users to purchase a track
online for under a dollar. The tracks purchased use Apple's FairPlay
DRM system. Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple, has stated that Apple would be
willing to sell music on iTunes without DRM. As a result of this,
EMI has agreed to sell its music DRM-free and at a higher quality
on iTunes for a 30 cent premium, beginning in May 2007.
Users of iTunes U might run into a problem if they want to use
material that has a DRM. The user must use material that is free
from DRM on the iTunes U site.