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iTunes 4.6, DRM, and Hymn

Posted by pudge on from the here-we-go-again dept.

fluffy writes "Although the recent iTunes 4.6 upgrade refuses to play music decrypted with Hymn, there's already a trivially-simple workaround, demonstrated within hours of the iTunes release, which still preserves the 'fair use' intent of the tool. What move will Apple take against Hymn next?"

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  1. Maybe now people will see . . . by base3 · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    . . . that Apple isn't all that "different," except in terms of cost. They're sellout DMCA-wielding jackbooted thugs just like any closed-source vendor can be expected to be, their appropriation of the work of Open Source programmers notwithstanding.

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    One CPU cycle wasted on digital restrictions management is ONE TOO MANY.