Apple limits iTunes file sharing, introduces patch

Earlier we reported
that some smart people found a way to use Apple's iTunes as a file sharing
service. Now Apple has introduced a patch that should disable this
functionality. The new version, 4.0.1, of iTunes removes the ability to
share iTunes play lists over the Internet, limiting the feature to streaming
songs over a local network.  In a statement Apple said it was dissapointed
that some people used the software to pirate music.

Apple said in the statement that it was "disappointed" that people had used the new feature in iTunes to copy music with strangers. "Rendezvous music sharing...has been used by some in ways that have surprised and disappointed us," Apple said. "We designed it to allow friends and family to easily stream (not copy) their music between computers at home or in a small group setting, and it does this well. But some people are taking advantage of it to stream music over the Internet to people they do not even know."

People who have configured iTunes to receive update
automatically will probably already have patched their software, others are
urged to update too. Read the entire story here.

Source: News.com