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Shari'ar shari'a da ke gudana wanda Apple ke fuskantar shari'ar matakin aji don cutar da masu amfani da masu fafatawa tare da kariyar iPod da DRM a cikin iTunes na iya ɗaukar juzu'in da ba a zata ba. Yanzu dai lauyoyin Apple sun yi tambaya kan ko akwai masu kara a cikin lamarin kwata-kwata. Idan aka amince da ƙin amincewarsu, za a iya ƙare duka shari'ar.

Duk da cewa manyan jami’an Apple, shugaban iTunes Eddy Cue da babban jami’in tallace-tallace Phil Schiller, sun ba da shaida na sa’o’i da dama a gaban kotun a ranar Alhamis, wasikar tsakar dare da lauyoyin Apple suka aika wa Alkali Rogers na iya zama mafi mahimmanci a karshe. A cewarsu, iPod ɗin mallakar Marianna Rosen daga New Jersey, ɗaya daga cikin masu shigar da ƙara guda biyu, baya faɗuwa cikin lokacin da duka shari'ar ta rufe.

Ana zargin Apple da yin amfani da tsarin kariya na DRM mai suna Fairplay a cikin iTunes don toshe kiɗan da aka saya daga shagunan gasa, waɗanda ba za a iya kunna su akan iPod ba. Masu shigar da kara suna neman diyya ga masu iPods da aka saya tsakanin Satumba 2006 da Maris 2009, kuma hakan na iya zama babban abin tuntuɓe.

[do action=”quote”]Na damu cewa mai yiwuwa ba ni da mai zargi.[/do]

A cikin wasiƙar da aka ambata, Apple ya yi iƙirarin cewa ya bincika lambar serial na iPod touch da Ms. Rosen ta saya kuma ta gano cewa an saya shi a watan Yuli 2009, watanni da yawa a waje da lokacin da aka fitar a cikin lamarin. Lauyoyin Apple sun kuma ce ba za su iya tabbatar da sayan wasu iPods Rosen na ikirarin cewa ya saya ba; misali, yakamata a sayi iPod nano a cikin kaka na 2007. Don haka, suna buƙatar ɗayan ɗayan nan da nan ya ba da shaidar waɗannan sayayya.

Har ila yau, akwai matsala tare da mai ƙara na biyu, Melanie Tucker daga North Carolina, wanda lauyoyin Apple suma suna son shaida, tun da sun gano cewa an sayi iPod touch a watan Agusta 2010, kuma a waje da ƙayyadaddun lokaci. Ms. Tucker ta shaida cewa ta sayi iPod din a watan Afrilun 2005, amma ta mallaki da dama.

Mai shari'a Yvonne Rogers ta kuma nuna damuwarta kan sabbin hujjojin da aka gabatar, wadanda har yanzu ba a tabbatar da su ba, saboda har yanzu mai gabatar da kara bai mayar da martani ba. “Na damu da cewa ba sai na sami mai gabatar da kara ba. Wannan matsala ce, "in ji ta, ta ce za ta binciki lamarin da kanta amma tana son bangarorin biyu su warware matsalar cikin sauri. Idan da gaske babu wani mai zargi da ya fito, za a iya soke dukkan shari'ar.

Eddy Cue: Ba zai yiwu a buɗe tsarin ga wasu ba

Dangane da abin da suka ce ya zuwa yanzu, bai kamata masu shigar da kara su mallaki iPod guda daya ba, don haka mai yiyuwa ne a karshe korafin Apple zai gaza. Shaidar Eddy Cue tare da Phil Schiller na iya taka muhimmiyar rawa idan shari'ar ta ci gaba.

Tsohon, wanda ke da alhakin gina duk kantin Apple na kiɗa, littattafai da aikace-aikace, ya yi ƙoƙari ya bayyana dalilin da ya sa kamfanin na California ya kirkiro nasa kariya (DRM) mai suna Fairplay, da kuma dalilin da ya sa ya hana wasu amfani da shi. A cewar masu shigar da kara, wannan ya haifar da kulle masu amfani da su a cikin tsarin halittar Apple kuma masu gasa sun kasa samun kidan su akan iPods.

[yi mataki=”citation”] Muna son ba da lasisin DRM tun daga farko, amma bai yiwu ba.[/do]

Sai dai kuma shugaban kamfanin na iTunes da sauran ayyukan yanar gizo na Apple, Eddy Cue, ya ce wannan wata bukata ce daga kamfanonin na’urorin na’urar daukar ma’aikata don kare wakokin, kuma Apple na yin sauye-sauye daga baya don kara tsaron tsarinsa. A Apple, ba sa son DRM da gaske, amma dole ne su tura shi don jawo hankalin kamfanonin rikodin zuwa iTunes, wanda a lokacin tare ke sarrafa kashi 80 na kasuwar kiɗa.

Bayan yin la'akari da duk zaɓuɓɓukan, Apple ya yanke shawarar ƙirƙirar nasa tsarin kariya na Fairplay, wanda tun farko suke son ba da lasisi ga wasu kamfanoni, amma Cue ya ce hakan ba zai yiwu ba. Cue, wanda ya ce "Mun so ba da lasisin DRM tun da farko saboda muna tunanin abu ne da ya dace kuma za mu iya girma da sauri saboda haka, amma a karshe ba mu sami hanyar yin aiki da dogaro ba," in ji Cue. yana aiki a Apple tun 1989.

Hukuncin alkalai takwas kuma zai dogara ne akan yadda yake yanke shawarar sabuntawar iTunes 7.0 da 7.4 - ko sun kasance da farko haɓaka samfuran ko canje-canjen dabarun don toshe gasar, wanda lauyoyin Apple sun riga sun yarda yana ɗaya daga cikin tasirin, kodayake a fili ba babba daya. A cewar Cue, Apple yana canza tsarin sa, wanda daga baya ba zai karɓi abun ciki daga ko'ina ba sai dai iTunes, saboda dalili ɗaya kawai: tsaro da ƙara yunƙurin kutse cikin iPods da iTunes.

Cue ya ce, "Idan akwai wani hack, da za mu yi maganinsa cikin wani takamaiman lokaci, domin in ba haka ba za su dauki kansu su tafi da duk waƙarsu," in ji Cue, yayin da yake magana game da yarjejeniyar tsaro da kamfanonin rikodin. . Apple bai kusan zama babban dan wasa ba a lokacin, don haka kiyaye duk kamfanonin rikodin kwangilar yana da mahimmanci ga nasarar sa daga baya. Da zarar Apple ya sami labarin yunkurin masu kutse, sun dauki hakan a matsayin babbar barazana.

Idan Apple ya ƙyale ƙarin shaguna da na'urori don samun damar tsarinsa, komai zai rushe kuma ya haifar da matsala ga Apple da masu amfani. “Ba zai yi aiki ba. Haɗin da muka ƙirƙira tsakanin samfuran uku (iTunes, iPod da kantin kiɗa - ed.) zai rushe. Babu yadda za a yi da irin nasarar da muka samu, "in ji Cue.

Phil Schiller: Microsoft ya gaza tare da buɗe damar shiga

Babban Jami'in Kasuwanci Phil Schiller yayi magana da irin wannan ruhi ga Eddy Cue. Ya tuna cewa Microsoft yayi ƙoƙari ya yi amfani da akasin hanyar tare da kariyar kiɗa, amma ƙoƙarinsa bai yi nasara ba ko kaɗan. Da farko dai Microsoft ya yi kokarin ba da lasisin tsarin kariya ga wasu kamfanoni, amma lokacin da ya kaddamar da na'urar kiɗan ta Zune a shekarar 2006, ta yi amfani da dabaru iri ɗaya da Apple.

An sanya iPod aiki tare da software guda ɗaya don sarrafa shi, iTunes. A cewar Schiller, wannan kadai ya tabbatar da hadin gwiwar sa cikin kwanciyar hankali da manhaja da sana’ar waka. "Idan akwai manhajojin gudanarwa da yawa da ke ƙoƙarin yin abu ɗaya, zai zama kamar samun sitiyari biyu a cikin mota," in ji Schiller.

Wani babban wakilin kamfanin Apple da ya kamata ya bayyana a wurin taron shi ne marigayi Steve Jobs, wanda, duk da haka, ya yi nasarar bayar da bayanan da aka yi fim din kafin mutuwarsa a 2011.

Idan Apple ya yi rashin nasara a shari'ar, masu shigar da kara suna neman diyyar dala miliyan 350, wanda za a iya ninka shi sau uku saboda dokokin hana amana. An dai shirya ci gaba da shari’ar na tsawon kwanaki shida, sannan alkalan kotun za su yi zama.

Source: The New York Times, gab
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