blog.wired.com — Western Digital's 1TB MyBook external hard drives won't share media files over network. It doesn't matter what the files are: If you try to share these formats over a network, Western Digital assumes not just that you're a criminal, but that it is its job to police users. You see, MP3, DivX, AVI, WMV and Quicktime files are copy-protected formats.
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logamberatDec 8, 2007
hm, i experienced something a bit different. i format mybook thru my mac, my acct/login was login01. then i upgraded my mac to leopard and changed my login/acct to login02. i can access my media file on mybook but cant move it to other PC on our office network. then i reverse the login name back to login01, and i can move/transfer media files to others. that's a pretty neat feature to me.
splitt3rxxDec 8, 2007
huh.. well im never buying a western digital hard drive now.. Seagate all the way.
Closed AccountDec 8, 2007
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super6Dec 12, 2007
Dear Logan:Thank you for contacting WD and sharing your concerns. We understand your position, and customer feedback like yours is very valuable to WD.We think it is important to make clear that: 1. WD hard drives and WD external drives store user content with no restriction on file types, as they always have. 2. Two of our external hard drives, My Book World Edition and My Book Office Edition, offer MioNet software as an added value to customers. 3. The MioNet software offers users remote access to all of their data and content from anywhere with Internet access. 4. Based on WD’s respect for copyright owners, the MioNet software sold separately and bundled with WD’s My Book World Edition and My Book Office Edition storage appliances currently does not support sharing over the Internet of digital file types normally associated with copyright-protected music and video content. You can learn more about Mionet software, which was acquired by WD earlier in 2007, by visiting: <a class="user" href="http://www.wdc.com/en/products/software/index.asp?familyID=200">http://www.wdc.com/en/products/software/index.asp? ...</a>We want to reiterate our appreciation of your feedback; it will be seriously considered for future product development. We’re studying how legitimate rights of copyright owners may be protected while still allowing our MioNet customers to share their own video and audio files.Sincerely,Catherine ScottWestern DigitalVice President of Corporate CommunicationsC.Scott@wdc.com
cerebralDec 12, 2007
I never said that "I couldn't". I was just referring to the comment made.
cerebralDec 12, 2007
It's the same thing as when I got my Roadrunner modem. You know the "required" installation software... nope. This also applies to routers and other devices.
Closed AccountDec 18, 2007
The WD stuff is usually pretty good, they may be on to something here!<a class="user" href="http://fakesteveballmer.blogspot.com">http://fakesteveballmer.blogspot.com</a>