Apple's iTunes DRM Cracked?

joekra writes "The author of DeCSS is back in the spotlight with a new application called QTFairUse. The new application attempts to convert DRM'd AACs to non-DRM'd AACs on Windows machines. MacRumors has done some limited testing on it and has found it doesn't yet work as advertised... but they do offer a look into how it works."

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Re:Why do this?

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There's no evidence that Apple would never release iTunes for Linux. Likewise, Windows didn't get iTunes support until recently. That's just a limitation of resources, and nothing to do with excluding certain people.

We'll see. I'll be waiting.

Furthermore, what you just said reveals your REAL reason against the DRM.

I revealed my REAL reason for being against the DRM in my original post. My REAL reason for being against DRM is because I want to do what I want to do with my purchased property. I want to play it on the old laptop I have in my car under the seat. I want to play it on any MP3 player. I want to play it on the box hooked up to my home entertainment system. And I want to do it without begging someone for permission to use my private property in the event that I need to reinstall some software.

Not some political stance about Apple locking out other platforms (which is clearly untrue), but that you're too lazy to burn the songs to remove the DRM.

All DRM is precicsely about locking people out of things. That is the entire point of DRM - to lock people out of everything except what is explicitly desired by some central controlling entity.

but that you're too lazy to burn the songs to remove the DRM.

Sure, I can remove the DRM now. But will I be able to in the future? The manufacturers aren't coming up with DRM so that it can be cracked.