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From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2006 06:57:04 -0400
Begin forwarded message: From: Giles Robertson <gilesr () gmail com> Date: September 5, 2006 5:40:25 AM EDT To: dave () farber net Subject: Re: [IP] iTunes FairPlay DRM is cracked Dave - IP if you wish The DRM hasn't, itself, been cracked. All this does is capture the AAC frames before they're decompressed by iTunes, so iTunes must be present, must play the file, and metadata etc must be entered into the new file. The DRM itself is as strong as ever; this exploits a weakness in the player. Which only goes to show that DRM is a security problem right along the usage chain, but we knew that already. All this said, I wish this group wouldn't use "FairUse" in their program names. It will make defending fair use rights harder if "fair use" becomes a synonym for piracy. Giles Robertson P.S. On investigation, metadata conversion is automated - see changelog http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=115377 On 04/09/06, David Farber <dave () farber net> wrote:
Begin forwarded message: From: Monty Solomon <monty () roscom com> Date: September 4, 2006 11:28:51 AM EDT To: undisclosed-recipient:; Subject: iTunes FairPlay DRM is cracked iTunes FairPlay DRM is cracked By Macworld staff August 31, 2006 Anti-copy protection activists have released a new solution that breaks Apple's FairPlay DRM, which secures iTunes-purchased tracks. The solution, QTFairUse6, comes from the same activists who this week unleashed FairUse4WM, which can strip copy protection from Windows Media files. ... http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?NewsID=15725 ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as gilesr () gmail com To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ipArchives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting- people/
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