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PlayFair Pulled Due to DMCA Request

Posted by pudge on from the fair-use-foiled-again dept.

doubleacr writes "MacSlash is reporting that PlayFair has been removed from SourceForge.net. Didn't see that one coming." We posted about PlayFair on Monday. SourceForge.net received a DMCA complaint from Apple on Thursday, claiming PlayFair is in violation of the anti-circumvention provision of the DMCA, section 1201(a)(2). As per SourceForge.net policy, the project has been disabled. Should the project managers file a counterclaim, the project could be restored. SourceForge.net is owned by OSDN, the parent company of Slashdot.

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  1. playfair by MakoStorm · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I cant really say anything I am still miffed at the idea of charging 1.25 per song or more. This is really making me hate music, one side, music should be free, and on the other side you have the RIAA saying that they will charge more because music copyright code is being cracked.

    I am about ready to say Fork it, and I will just listen to the radio. and not buy any of the beer thats advertised on the radio commercials! HAH! I just won, I listened to the radio and the music and didnt buy any of the advertised products, HOW DO YOU LIKE ME NOW! ....

    okay I feel better

  2. Now hosted at sarovar.org by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Redundant
    From a macslash post:
    I am the playfair author. Yes, it was a C&D from Apple. The kind folks at sarovar.org have agreed to host the project, as it does not violate any Indian laws. The C&D from Apple will be posted to the website when it's back up at sarovar.org.

    To clarify:

    1. The DRMS code was written by VLC folks. I just used their code and two libaries (mp4ff and mp4v2) to create a nice, easy-to-use program. I did NOT reverse-engineer FairPlay.
    2. I think $0.99 is a fair price, too. I just (a) philosophically disagree with DRM and (b) want to be able to play the songs that I have legally purchased outside of iTunes / Quicktime. For the record, I do not use P2P networks to share files illegally.
    3. The DMCA is an abomination. Please write your congresspeople and ask them to repeal it.