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HACKER BREAKS LINK BETWEEN ITUNES AND THE IPOD
Posted by Rachel Stone
February 28, 2008 at 12:47pm
10 comments
"In doing so, the software breaks the copy protection - known as 'digital rights management' or DRM - that is built into all music that is bought from iTunes. Music bought from iTunes can be played only on the iPod."
DJD Jon -- a.k.a. 22-year-old Jon Lech Johansen -- and his company, DoubleTwist, has previously released software enabling iPod owners to play music bought from sources other than iTunes.
DoubleTwist maintains that its software is legal "because it only allowed a user who has already purchased music to copy it." The company's ceo and co-founder, Monique Farantzos, claims that they're simply helping friends sending things to each other. Apple disagrees and lawyers are already involved, indicating possible copyright infringement.
In other news, my third-hand iPod's battery works for approximately 10 seconds.
COMMENTS
Apples crappy DRM is the very reason I refuse to buy anything from them.
Though I am confused as I have always been able to play non Itunes music store MP3s on my ipod. Why does the article say "enableing iPod owners to play music bought from sources other than iTunes"? I guess if you're dealing with someone elses DRM that might be the case, but non DRM mp3s have always played no-problems on my iPod.
DRM = Dead Recording Media
clarification... Apple's DRM is the very reason I refuse to buy any online content from them. I still like their crappy computers.
I'm not sure why you even like their computers Brendon. I'm going to bug you about it at Lee's party tomorrow night! I don't understand why people use iTunes / iPods either. Or even mp3 for that matter. Ogg Vorbis sounds so much better.
:D
I think you just out-geeked me joel.
apples not the problem... its the label$
macs are the only computer for humans
Remember records? Remember how good they sounded? Remember how they only cost 8 bucks? And you could actually see the cover art? And there were no needle/groove compatibility issues? And even better, they didn't make you want to hunt down and strangle any CEOs, A&R reps, or music industry lawyers?
Remember that?
Ah... and remember taping records for your friends on Sony or TDK cassette tapes?
Ah, the good ol' days of "file sharing"
Yep - and the whole album wouldn't fit on one side - so did you put the last couple track on side two? Or artfully fade out at the last few seconds so it sounded like it was supposed to end there? Pff! Who needs Ogg Vorbis....:)
Yeah , i agree ogg is not only very geeky ! but it also sounds better.... Vie la Cassette ! I was actually thinking about cassettes the other day , I made a stupid blank cassette purchase at the buck store for some reason , and while i was sitting at my computer i thought... lets harken back to the good ole days and make a mixed tape ! yeah ! .... totally doing that this weekend !
in case you dont remeber you actually have to listen to the songs in this funny thing called "real time" when you record the cassette lots of fun !
Technology scares me.
I might be biased, but I think everyone should just buy cd's. lets keep it simple ok.
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