AAC / AAC+ and Digital Rights Managment (DRM)

rgATL · 2nd November 2005, 04:52

Hey Everyone,

I want to distribute some music that I write, but I want to somewhat protect it by limiting its use. I've been reading a bit about AAC and Digital Rights Managment, but I'm wondering how I go about encoding in AAC/AAC+ and implementing DRM criteria for it.

Thanks so much,
rg.

drewbar · 2nd November 2005, 05:03

SHOUTcast has no DRM built in, it's just raw AACPlus goodness.

{Edit: Bad typo fixed

]

Vchat20 · 2nd November 2005, 06:15

Quote:

Originally posted by drewbar
SHOUTcast has no DRM built in, it's just raw AACPlus goodness.

fixored

Germ · 2nd November 2005, 06:25

Slapping some drm on your music isn't going to protect it, it's just gonna piss off and annoy potential listeners.

CraigF · 2nd November 2005, 08:47

agreed. but the answer is that shoutcast nor winamp, nor associated nullsoft tools to create these files include any support for DRM.

apple apply DRM to aac files for the itms, but its proprietary , closed source, licensing it is impossible, and device/software support is limited to ipods, itunes, and that crap phone that only holds 100 tracks max that nobody is buying.

rgATL · 3rd November 2005, 00:46

Germ's point is understood, but I'm still interested in learning more about DRM (ie, "why would you want to do that?" issues aside). Are there any codec's I can find or buy that I can use to add DRM specification to my files.

Thanks,
rg.

CraigF · 3rd November 2005, 07:51

about the only other one is wma. no idea how to make drm'd versions of them though. you'd have to take a look around microsoft.com

Germ · 3rd November 2005, 08:30

*gag*

Jeeper One · 4th November 2005, 03:36

Hi everyone:

Quote:

Originally posted by rgATL
Hey Everyone,

I want to distribute some music that I write, but I want to somewhat protect it by limiting its use. I've been reading a bit about AAC and Digital Rights Managment, but I'm wondering how I go about encoding in AAC/AAC+ and implementing DRM criteria for it.

At the risk of incurring the wrath of one of the mods, I'm gonna say this much.

If you want some REAL exposure, submit it to The Podsafe Music Network. You'll get LOADS of people who will listen to your work there.

Quote:

Thanks so much,
rg.

No problem at all. Glad I could help.

2nd November 2005, 04:52	#1
rgATL Major Dude Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: ATL, of course. Posts: 724	AAC / AAC+ and Digital Rights Managment (DRM) Hey Everyone, I want to distribute some music that I write, but I want to somewhat protect it by limiting its use. I've been reading a bit about AAC and Digital Rights Managment, but I'm wondering how I go about encoding in AAC/AAC+ and implementing DRM criteria for it. Thanks so much, rg.

2nd November 2005, 05:03	#2
drewbar Sawg 2.0 Major Dude Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 5,916	SHOUTcast has no DRM built in, it's just raw AACPlus goodness. {Edit: Bad typo fixed ] Count with us! Jan 1st, 12AM (PST, GMT -8) 2010 - 282,246 Last edited by drewbar; 2nd November 2005 at 06:20.

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2nd November 2005, 06:25	#4
Germ rules all things Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 3,149	Slapping some drm on your music isn't going to protect it, it's just gonna piss off and annoy potential listeners.

2nd November 2005, 08:47	#5
CraigF Passionately Apathetic Administrator Join Date: May 2000 Location: Hell Posts: 5,435	agreed. but the answer is that shoutcast nor winamp, nor associated nullsoft tools to create these files include any support for DRM. apple apply DRM to aac files for the itms, but its proprietary , closed source, licensing it is impossible, and device/software support is limited to ipods, itunes, and that crap phone that only holds 100 tracks max that nobody is buying.

3rd November 2005, 00:46	#6
rgATL Major Dude Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: ATL, of course. Posts: 724	Germ's point is understood, but I'm still interested in learning more about DRM (ie, "why would you want to do that?" issues aside). Are there any codec's I can find or buy that I can use to add DRM specification to my files. Thanks, rg.

3rd November 2005, 07:51	#7
CraigF Passionately Apathetic Administrator Join Date: May 2000 Location: Hell Posts: 5,435	about the only other one is wma. no idea how to make drm'd versions of them though. you'd have to take a look around microsoft.com

3rd November 2005, 08:30	#8
Germ rules all things Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 3,149	gag