Apple may be set to share its closely guarded FairPlay DRM for the first time, with Netgear's EVA8000 Digital Entertainer HD one of the first players. At CES last week Netgear's new media player was shown playing songs which were downloaded via iTunes, which has led to speculation that Apple is finally willing to let other companies use its protection. It is still possible that Netgear actually hacked the iTunes software to let the device play the songs, but Netgear refused to comment saying that its technique came from a "secret source." If Apple shared its protection it would be likely to get more downloads via iTunes, but there is the possibility that sales of iPods could fall if other devices also work with the software.