bypassing Itunes's copy protection
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2005 9:51 pm
i know that this is more for the jukebox,but this will be of interest to you tech heads.
http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=73567Hackers Get Around iTunes Copy Protection
March 21, 2005
Three programmers have created new software for users of Linux-based systems to purchase music from Apple's popular iTunes store, but the program also gets around the copy protection on songs. The program, called PyMusique, is also available for Windows and experts say Apple could take legal action against the programmers. Apple has closely guarded its digital-rights management software. According to CNet.com, songs purchased through PyMusique are saved in the .AAC format, but skip a step that adds Apple's copy protection to the file.
The PyMusique software was co-written by Norwegian programmer Jon Johansen, who infamously cracked DVD protection coding in 1999. One of his fellow programmers, teenager Cody Brocious, spoke to CNet.com, saying, "The intent of the project was to be able to purchase files from the iTunes Music Store I believe very firmly that the project is ethical and does nothing but good for the community at large." He added that the ability to save the songs without copy protection was a by-product of the software's setup with the iTunes store.