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Apple is Adding DRM to Songs I own?!!

Something is definitely wrong here with the DRM. I have a test that I think proves it.


I have never used Match and have about 200 ripped (or purchased from Amazon) albums on my iPhone. I have been enjoying Apple Music quite a bit these last few days. I had to turn on iCloud Music Library in order to download an Apple Music album to my iPhone. When I try to play a streaming Apple Music track on my phone and at the same time another streaming Music track on my iMac in iTunes, it won't let me, stating "It looks like you're listening on another device" and that I can only play one thing at once. That makes sense, as I have a single Apple Music subscription and they're smart enough to ensure I'm not using it twice at the same time.


The problem is that when I try to play one of the 200 non-Apple albums I have on the phone, it now won't let me do it at the same time I'm playing Apple Music out of iTunes, stating I can only have one device playing at a time. This is nuts as I own the (previously DRM free) song I am trying to play! There should be no conflict between me playing non-Apple songs that reside on my phone and streaming Apple Music on my iMac.


Anyone else experiencing something similar?

Posted on Jul 2, 2015 9:38 AM

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Jul 3, 2015 6:14 AM in response to turingtest2

I have to admit to not trusting Apple very much when it comes to music. I always believe they have hidden agenda's and I refuse to be drawn into their walled world. I don't understand why there cannot be distinct folders for "My Music", Apples music and streamed music with distinct lines drawn. My music is just that not purchased through Apple and ripped to play on an iPod, iPhone or iPad and Apple have no right at all to mess with it. I have a large collection of CD's and Vinyl and I keep it all just in case I find everything ripped to iTunes has disappeared or had some stupid restriction put on it by Apple. Also, I use other music players not just iPods so I need to have my music remain my music and not be Applefied in some way. Because of this I cannot subscribe to any Apple service. I still like my iDevices but I want to use them as I see fit, I don't like being told what I can and can't do with something I have paid for.

Apple is Adding DRM to Songs I own?!!

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