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:The Register: iTunes DRM Cracked Wide Open for GNU/Linux. Seriously.
The Register: iTunes DRM Cracked Wide Open for GNU/Linux. Seriously.
Jan 6, 2004, 14 :00 UTC (2 Talkback[s]) (8159 reads)

(Other stories by Andrew Orlowski)

[ Thanks to Jason Greenwood for this link. ]

"Norwegian programmer Jon Lech Johansen, who broke the DVD encryption scheme, has opened iTunes locked music a tad further, by allowing people to play songs they've purchased on iTunes Music Store on their GNU/Linux computers.

"'We're about to find out what Apple really thinks about Fair Use,' Johansen told The Register via email.

"Johansen cracked iTunes DRM scheme in November by releasing code for a small Windows program that dumps the stream to disk in raw AAC format. This raw format required some trivial additions to convert it to an MP4 file that could be played on any capable computer..."

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I am starting to suspect that riaa has a ...   riaa, drm, and players   
a.c.
Jan 6, 2004, 17:52:18
 
> possibly as a trade-in at a discount.. ...   Re: riaa, drm, and players   
Bill
Jan 6, 2004, 20:21:33
 
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