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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.)

6 of 584 comments (clear)

  1. DVD-Jon is a terrorist! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    When will the this commie bastard be stopped from stealing money from corporations?????

  2. Re:What does this guy do for a living? by Frisky070802 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I think he's a professional defendant, or wants to be.

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  3. Wait by pHatidic · · Score: 5, Funny

    So can we change his name to iTunes-Jon. Or better yet how about iDVD-Jon. Kinda catchy, actually.

  4. Slightly Off Topic... by Luke+the+Obscure · · Score: 5, Funny

    I can't wait until all Slashdot comments are nothing but long strings of esoteric acronyms.

  5. Re:What does this guy do for a living? by glitch23 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Who ever said they earned a living?

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  6. Wasn't me by The+Tyro · · Score: 5, Funny

    making it more accessible to the tyro

    I had nothing to do with it... I wasn't there... you can't prove anything.

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