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# WINAMP UNLOCKS IPOD CODE
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/winamp_unlocks_/
- Published: 2005-05-25T12:38:10.000Z
- Updated: 2005-05-25T12:38:10.000Z
- Description: READ THIS FIRST: WE HAVE MOVED THE MOST UP TO DATE INFO ON HOW TO UNLOCK YOUR IPOD HERE. OLD ARTICLE: According to Digital Music News, “…While most iPod owners. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2005/05/winamp_unlocks_.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Major Labels, Music Marketing, Streaming, Vinyl, Cassettes & Retail, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 11:10

**READ THIS FIRST:**

**WE HAVE MOVED THE MOST UP TO DATE INFO ON HOW TO UNLOCK YOUR IPOD [HERE](http://hypebot.com/hypebot/unlock-your-ipod-without-the-code.html?ref=hypebot.com).**

  
**OLD ARTICLE:**

According to Digital Music News, “…While most iPod owners lavish their devices

[![Winamp_2](https://hypebot.typepad.com/hypebot/images/winamp_2.gif "Winamp_2")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/winamp%5F2.gif&ref=hypebot.com)

with praise, a growing number of users are becoming unhappy with usage restrictions. Now, a new Winamp plug-in has been developed for iPod users wanting a bit more freedom…dubbed “mI\_iPod”, (it) allows users to manage their iPod collections with Winamp, instead of iTunes. That opens the door for users

[![Ipod2_2](https://hypebot.typepad.com/hypebot/images/ipod2_2.jpg "Ipod2_2")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/ipod2%5F2.jpg&ref=hypebot.com)

to offload music from their devices to their hard drives…allows users to sync multiple iPods together and create smart playlists. That throws quite a monkey wrench into the carefully constructed usage parameters created by Apple, designed in close collaboration with major labels…mI\_iPod is not the first attack on an Apple protection scheme, with a number of programs developed to strip away FairPlay DRM protections. But Winamp offers a great deal more to users, delivering a entirely new level of flexibility for iPod users. That has already attracted over half a million downloads so far…”Related articles

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