Janus (DRM)

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Janus was the

online music store to require the Janus technology. Supporting Janus often implies that the device also makes use of Media Transfer Protocol
(MTP).

Janus initially required supporting devices to not support non-Microsoft audio formats such as Ogg Vorbis, but this requirement was later removed.[1]

Characteristics

To support Janus, devices must support:

All of these are supported by way of challenge–response authentication commands.

Stores that required Janus on portable devices

Devices that used Janus

  • Most BlackBerry OS devices
  • Audiovox SMT 5600 smartphone
  • Toshiba Gigabeat S
  • Cowon iAudio
    X5 (as of firmware 2.11b1)
  • Cowon iAudio
    U3
  • Creative Zen portable players (except Stone and Stone Plus)
  • Dell DJ 20GB (Gen 2)
  • Dell DJ 30GB
  • Dell Pocket DJ
  • iriver
    Clix
  • iriver H10 series
    (with MTP firmware only)
  • iriver
    H320 (US version only; after upgrading to EU/KR/JP firmware, DRM capabilities are lost)
  • iriver
    H340 (US version only; after upgrading to EU/KR/JP firmware, DRM capabilities are lost)
  • iriver
    PMC-120 (Portable Media Center)
  • Samsung YH-925
    (not Australian or European version as onboard radio is lost if firmware is upgraded)
  • Samsung YH-999
    Portable Media Center
  • Samsung YP-T7Z
  • Samsung YP-U2JXB/W
  • Palm OS devices running Pocket Tunes Deluxe software
  • Archos 404
  • Archos 504
  • Archos 604
  • Archos 604 Wi-Fi
  • Archos AV700
  • Archos AV500
  • Archos Gmini402
  • Archos Gmini500
  • All Windows Mobile devices running Windows Media Player 10
  • Nokia N72
  • Nokia N91
  • TrekStor vibez
  • Microsoft
    PlaysForSure
    stores)
  • Sandisk Sansa
  • Popcorn Hour C-200
  • All Roku DVP devices

References

  1. ^ Greene, Thomas (2006-09-05). "Judge blasts MS bid to monopolize music devices". The Register. Retrieved 2007-01-05.

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