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DVD-Jon Breaks iTunes Encryption For Linux Users

Posted by timothy on from the this-too-shall-pass dept.

McGruff writes "The Register has a story regarding DVD-Jon's new hobby, iTunes DRM. According to the story DRMed iTunes AAC files can now be played under Linux via VidioLAN Client thanks to some handywork by Jon. '"When you run the VideoLAN Client under Windows it will write the user key to a file. The user key is system independent and can thus be used by the GNU/Linux version of VLC," he explains.' Personally, this just means I will buy even more iTunes." (We mentioned in November Johansen's efforts to negate the iTunes restrictions on Windows.)

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  1. Re:How long... by Hi_2k · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Personaly I'd prefer something higher quality, like OGG, with better liscencing terms, like OGG, and maybe some easy third party support

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  2. Why? by hayden · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    You would think they would be a little bit more understanding of those of us running "alternative" OSes.
    You make the mistake a lot of people do with regards to Apple. Through expensive ad campains Apple have managed to implant this image of a cool, hip, happening, free thinking company.

    In actual fact they are the very picture of an evil corporation. They are just as bad as MS or IBM in it's day but they got the crap kicked out of them. Rather than learning from this (as IBM and SGI seem to) they've gone the cynical, rationalist way.

    Expect Apple to sue or get DVD Jon imprisoned.

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