Lukáš Čambala Apple uses DRM protection for its new music service, but it is no different from other streaming services. Unnecessary alarm was caused by some users who thought that the DRM protection within Apple Music would be "glued" even to their already purchased songs. However, nothing of the sort is happening. So what about DRM in Apple Music? Serenity Caldwell d iMore she wrote detailed manual.
From Apple Music, DRM has everything
DRM protection, that is digital rights management, is as present in Apple Music as it is in any other music streaming service. During the three-month free trial period, it is not possible to download countless songs and then keep them when you stop using/paying for Apple Music.
If you want music that won't be protected and will be in your library forever, just buy it. Whether directly in iTunes or elsewhere, there are plenty of options.
DRM with iCloud Music Library is not always the rule
Like iTunes Match, Apple Music gives you the ability to upload music you already own to the cloud and stream it freely on all your devices without having to physically be there. This is possible through the so-called iCloud Music Library.
Songs are uploaded to the iCloud Music Library in two steps: first, an algorithm scans your library and links all the songs that are available in Apple Music - this means that when you download the linked song to another Mac, iPhone or iPad, it will be downloaded to you version in 256 kbps quality, which is available in the Apple Music catalog.
The algorithm will then take all songs from your library that are not in the Apple Music catalog and upload them to iCloud. Wherever you download this song, you will always get the file in the same quality as it was on the Mac.
Therefore, all songs that will be downloaded to other devices from the Apple Music catalog will have DRM protection, i.e. all those that have been linked in it with songs from your local library. However, songs recorded in iCloud will never receive DRM protection, because they are not downloaded from the Apple Music catalog, which otherwise has this protection.
At the same time, this does not mean that once you turn on iCloud Music Library on your Mac, all songs linked to the Apple Music catalog will automatically receive DRM protection. Any songs you've previously purchased will be DRM-protected at most on other devices when streaming/downloading within Apple Music. Otherwise, Apple can't gain control of your drive and "stick" DRM on all the songs, regardless of how you got them.
However, in order not to lose your purchased, so-called DRM-free music, you must not use iCloud Music Library as a backup solution or as your only storage for your music library. Once you turn on iCloud Music Library, you cannot delete your original library from local storage.
This library contains DRM-free music, and if you use iCloud Music Library to connect it to Apple Music (this will add DRM to everyone) and then delete it from the local storage, you will never download unprotected songs from Apple Music again. You would either have to re-record from a CD, for example, or re-download from the iTunes Store or other stores. Therefore, we do not recommend deleting your local iTunes library if you have purchased music in it. It is also useful if you cancel Apple Music or if you do not have access to the Internet.
How to completely bypass DRM in your library?
If you don't like the fact that Apple Music "sticks" your music with DRM protection when you download it to other devices, there are two ways to solve it.
Use iTunes Match
iTunes Match offers a practically similar service to Apple Music (more <a href="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1932/8043/files/200721_ODSTOUPENI_BEZ_UDANI_DUVODU__EN.pdf?v=1595428404" data-gt-href-en="https://en.notsofunnyany.com/">here</a>), however, it uses the iTunes Store catalog, which does not use DRM, when searching for a match. So if you download a music file again on a device, you are downloading a clean song without protection.
If you use Apple Music and iTunes Match at the same time, iTunes Match takes priority, i.e. the catalog with unprotected music. So as soon as you download a song on another device and have iTunes Match active, it should always be DRM-free. If this does not happen, it should be enough to log out of the service and log in again, or download the selected files again.
Turn off iCloud Music Library on your Mac
By turning off iCloud Music Library, you prevent your content from being scanned. In iTunes, just v Preferences > General uncheck the item iCloud Music Library. At that point, your local library will never connect to Apple Music. But at the same time, you won't find content from your Mac on other devices. However, iCloud Music Library can remain active on iPhone and iPad, so you can listen to music added on those devices on your Mac.
Well, honestly, it looks pretty complicated.
I pay for iTunes Match and I don't even see a mention of it in iOS 8.4.
Instead of iTunes Match, there is an "iCloud Music Library" switch and it behaves similarly. I get the impression that "iTunes Match" = "iCloud Music Library".
During the three-month free trial period, it is not possible to download countless songs and then keep them when you stop using/paying for Apple Music.
How should I understand this? Like if I pay them 5,99 euros a month, then after some time I can keep the songs? That's stupid
This means that Apple, with its DRM protection, will not allow you to download millions of songs to the device in the first (free) months, then terminate the service and continue listening to music without problems. This solution will only lead to the fact that the music will not be active and cannot be manipulated (played/…) in any way.
but if I continue to use it, what I uploaded to my Mac can normally be uploaded to my phone and I won't have to download it from the servers to my iPhone again?
I have 100GB of music that I've bought, received, etc. over 20 years. I've digitized it and linked it to iTunes Match so it's a) backed up in the cloud b) available for streaming on all my devices. As it is written here, if one day I download all my music back to my computer and then stop paying for iTunes Match, I will still have all my music drm free and I will not lose it. But I'm not sure how it is with iTunes Music and my music. In essence, I learned several contradictory statements, or statements of the "maybe..." type. It should be written here, do not turn on iCloud Music Library, which is an advantage of iTunes Match, or you will lose drm free music. In the discussion, people write that they don't even have the iTunes Match option there anymore. So how is it? I don't want to experiment and lose 100 GB of music just because I don't have the strength or head to read 100 pages of the new license agreement.
It's so stupid it's unusable, just like any demented cloud service I wouldn't put a cent into. If I forget that I never know when I will lose everything, see the Megarapid crash, I am dependent on the connection. So, for the price of pointless iTunes Match and similar nonsense, I'll buy a flash drive and not have to worry about any DRM, connection, crash or service outage. And if I lose it, don't stress, it's many times cheaper than €72 for some Apple music.
Well, I already know, and it seems pretty shitty to me. I quote: "If you rip a CD, and it's matched or uploaded to iCloud Music Library via Apple Music, and you download the files, say, on another Mac, you will only be able to play those files as long as your Apple Music subscription is active. If you delete your originals, or lose them, then you won't be able to access files without DRM. As such, it is essential that you keep backups of your original files if you use Apple Music." In short, Apple Music does not back up your music, but steals it (yes, I'm exaggerating on purpose) and then makes it available for a fee.
After all, that's exactly how we write it in the article, right? That iCloud Music Library within Apple Music is not used for backup and is not recommended to be used as the only storage. But if everything works as described, with iTunes Match paid for, everything should work as you imagine.
It is then useless to record your music there, you can stream it straight away.
Well, I would imagine that without DRM protection I would be able to download not only songs that I bought in iTunes, but also songs that I have in the iCloud Music library via iTunes Match, e.g. CD rips that I am the legal owner of, within Apple Music. , and that therefore I won't have to pay twice to be able to stream songs I own. The article says, or I read it wrong, "you don't want to lose the ability to download DRM free songs, turn off sync" - which is something a little different. iTunes Match suited me because I didn't have to deal with space/memory on my devices. From this perspective, it seems mean from Apple.
However, Apple has no reason to do this, there was nothing easier than treating songs from iTunes Match the same as those purchased through iTunes. In my opinion, it's purely a hogwash and a money squeezer. They similarly screwed me over with Aperture, I bought it, then had to buy it again through the Apple Store and then they canceled it. What is Cook's email? I will text him :-)
about tcook@apple.com :)
Why did you buy it through Store Znova?
Because of updates.
Written :-) http://toastmaker.wordpress.com/2015/07/07/letter-to-tim-cook-about-itunes-match-in-apple-music/
I think I understand how Apple Music works according to the article. But there is a big question mark about the quality. I have many CDs converted to ALAC (lossless) in my music library. If I let Apple Music sync this library to iCloud, what quality will I get on portable devices??? Probably AAC 256, and only if I don't listen online, but download the song to the device. That would be a step backwards. How to avoid it? Does it even work? In addition... even now (with cloud synchronization turned off) for some albums on my phone, it has changed the album cover senselessly(!).
It can be avoided by not using it. With exceptions, I have everything in ALAC that I need to sync to an iOS device, so I have it set to 256 AAC for the iPad and 128 for the iPhone. I understand that someone may not be able to fit the entire library on the device like this, but that's just a struggle. At least it doesn't blow up my artwork or something worse (back up back up.. back up).