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DRM Defeated By Exotic Hack: The Shift Key
Shift key breaks CD copy locks: I’ll say it again: DRM will never work.
“A Princeton University student has published instructions for disabling the new anticopying measures being tested on CDs by BMG—and they’re as simple as holding down a computer’s Shift key. […]Under normal circumstances, the antipiracy software is automatically loaded onto a Windows machine whenever the Hamilton album is run in a computer’s CD drive, making traditional copying or MP3 ripping impossible. However, simply holding down the Shift key prevents Windows’ AutoRun feature from loading the copy-protection software, leaving the music free to copy, Halderman said.”
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Line 'Em Up, Shoot 'Em Down
Norwegian hacker cracks iTunes code: I'll say it again, DRM will never work. Last Friday, a new security-cracking program called QTFairUse was posted — along with the message "So sue me" — on a Web site for which Johansen is listed as the registrant, or owner. The new program circumvents iTunes' anti-copying…
The Inevitable Lawsuit
SunnComm has announced their intention to file suit against the Princeton student who figured out how to disable their iron-clad software using the shift key. "Concludes Jacobs, 'This cat-and-mouse game that hackers and others like to play with owners of digital property is over. No matter what their credentials or rationale,…
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Of Harry Potter and DRM
Harry Potter and the Internet Pirates: This is an interesting look at the pirating of the new Harry Potter book. For all the care taken to protect this version, the publisher failed to understanding one thing: readers can simply transcribe the text. And that's what they did. …
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Since the copy protection is a Winders autorun app, I wonder if they included an Apple version on the CD as well. Since the Mac OS is used by so few users they probably didn't bother.
Come on Deane, ad mit it; Steve Jobs is your hero!
Steve Jobs slapped my mother once.
Funny you should mention that Deane. I have a reliable source who says that Steve and your mom had a fling back in the early 70's. Now you've confirmed that they knew each other. Hmmm, what could that mean?
Actually, they DID include an OSX version of the software. No OS9 or Linux versions though. The entire protection scheme borders on utterly retarded.
Well that would explain the animosity Deane has towards anything Apple. (c;
what to do if you have a .wmv video files ? no way to crack them, try it !
Realy no way to crack WMV! Smirk. Try harder. the only thing DRM stops is stupid people first off and second it makes everyone have to buy more expensive equipment to play the DRM encoded files. Why does it cost the same to buy music online as it does to buy a physical copy? Hell your saving them the cost of duplicating CDs and the prices remain the same. Just shows who the real crooks are. Hey, remember when the "Big 5" (BMG, SONY, etc,etc,etc)music companies got caught price fixing and were ordered to pay only a small fraction of the money back to people who had there receipts from like ten years previously. No, well I sure do.
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