New Program Breaks Apple's Itunes DRM

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[Next_Time_NJ]

With the recent high-profile news reports of ways to circumvent Napster-to-Go's digital rights management (DRM) software, it was only a matter of time before someone targeted iTunes.

Hacker Jon Lech Johansen has done just that. Most known for his software that breaks the copy protection of DVDs, Johansen with the help of two counterparts has released PyMusique, what they bill as "a fair interface to the iTunes Music Store."

[martin_fierro]

Hmmmm.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

I don't agree with this but who'd want to pay 99 cents a song anyway?

[RobRoy]

On a related subject, I have used Kazaa for over a year. Last week I installed two other P2P's that rounds out my selection nicely" Ares, and Limewire.

[Next_Time_NJ]

I use Kazaa and Limewire, but if im impatient or i cant find the song... and its in Itunes..ill buy it.. I have bought like 20 songs from them.

[SouthernBoyupNorth]

Try WinMX and Emule or Edonkey..... WinMX for music... the other 2 for other file types.

[hchutch]

How long before the RIAA comes knockin' on his door?

[Cat loving Texan]

The record companies' business model hasn't changed since 1955. Technology has changed. They need to get with the program. Free music does NOT hurt the record companies, bad product does. People will pay to go to concerts, but t-shirts and if they are BIG fans will pay for the music. The fight against Napster/Kazaa/Limewire etc. is a waste of time and money.

[Deb]

Will someone please come to my house and load my ipod?

[Allen In Texas Hill Country]

I'll buy it from you if you can't get it loaded. Need one for my Mini.

[Smogger]

Good for him. Reversing engineering is an important part of technical innovation, and used to be protected until the ill-conceived and often just plain moronic DMCA came to be.

[tiamat]

You might want to look at this...

[Swordmaker]

"Breaking" iTunes PING!

If you want on or off the Mac Ping list, Freepmail me.

[Ticonderoga34]

I have thought the same thing for the last few years. If a music act is good, people will buy their CD's and go to their concerts.

When is the last time you heard a really good band or music act with a original sound? Been awhile, hasn't it.

[Bush2000]

This is just plain wrong...

[anonymous_user]

The record companies' business model hasn't changed since 1955. Technology has changed. They need to get with the program. Free music does NOT hurt the record companies, bad product does.

So if McDonald's just gave away steak dinners, they'd make more money?

[John Valentine]

So if McDonald's just gave away steak dinners, they'd make more money?

Note: analogies work as argumentation only when they actually parallel the situation actually under discussion. Otherwise they are just hot air.

Apple's iTunes music store's business model is NOTHING like McDonalds', and for that matter, McDonalds isn't giving away anything.

A truer analogy would be "So if some kids down the block give away cold burgers for free, provided you want to climb up the tree to the kids' 'burger joint' to get them, you think that's going to hurt McDonalds' profits?"

[anonymous_user]

Note: analogies work as argumentation only when they actually parallel the situation actually under discussion. Otherwise they are just hot air.

Note, yourself. You're the one who's pushing free recordings as a formula for better music and a better business model. Who's full of hot air?

[IncPen]

This is just plain wrong...

Is this an official statement from Redmond or is this an actual reply that you thought up?