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Cracking iTunes' DRM with JHymn

Posted by michael on from the nuclear-escalation dept.

comforteagle writes "Howard Wen has interviewed 'FutureProof' of the JHymn project, a DRM removal application for iTunes song files laden, or 'crippled' as some say, to prevent filesharing. FutureProof tells us how Apple's DRM works, how to rip it out using JHymn, how they build on the work of 'DVD' Jon Johansen, and how to upgrade to that brand new iShuffle safely."

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  1. What will Steve Jobs say? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Probably "Send the lawyers. Have him killed immediately."

  2. You know... by FireballX301 · · Score: 5, Funny

    At this point, I've decided to get out of the game. No IRC-crawling, no Kazaa, no DRM-breaking.

    It's much easier to use the five-finger discount.

    1. Re:You know... by MikeXpop · · Score: 5, Funny

      That's because the RIAA gets revenue if you steal it from a store. If you go to your local strawberries and steal the last London Calling, they're going to have to buy more. To the RIAA, it's indistinguishable from a normal sale. The only one who gets screwed in that case is the insurance company.

      Remember kids, stealing music helps the artists!

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      Etiquette is etiquette. He kills his mother but he can't wear grey trousers.
  3. What is that old saying... by TiggertheMad · · Score: 4, Funny

    'If you encrypt it, they will come...'

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    HA! I just wasted some of your bandwidth with a frivolous sig!