IRiver PMC-100, User Manual

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Protected Content
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Protected Content
Your Portable Media Center plays digital media content transferred from the
Windows Media Player library on a Windows XP-based computer. Your
Windows Media Player library then becomes completely mobile. You can take it
with you wherever you go, whenever you wish.
You can store and play both non-protected and protected digital media files;
protected files must be licensed.
Protected and Non-Protected Content
Protected files are digital media files that are packaged or encrypted to prevent
unauthorized distribution. To play a protected digital media file, the user must
obtain a special license that allows the file to be decrypted and played.
A non-protected file can be played without having to obtain a license, and without
any of the restrictions a license might impose.
A licensed file is a protected Windows Media file that has an associated license
that defines how the file can be played. The restrictions stated in the license vary
depending on the license creator. The license can specify the following:
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How you can use the file; for example, it can specify whether you can copy
the file to a portable device such as your Portable Media Center.
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Whether or when the content expires; for example, after being played 20
times or after 30 days.
The person or company that provided the file specifies the terms of the license.