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Buying DRM-Free Songs From the ITMS

Posted by Zonk on from the enjoy-it-while-it-lasts dept.

mirko writes "Jon Johansen ("DVD Jon") has published a small program which allows the acquisition of DRM-free file from Apple's iTunes Music Store. He explains that his program works by bypassing iTunes which adds the DRM itself at the end of the transfer. His program, pymusique, is Windows-only compliant but it'd be easy to port it to other platforms."

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  1. Re:Contrast with GPL violator story by etymxris · · Score: 1, Troll

    Violating the GPL is wrong because doing so unfairly restricts users' freedoms. Breaking DRM is moral because it enhances users' freedoms.

    You should realize that the GPL wasn't created with a respect for the current copyright law. Rather, it was entirely the reverse. If copyright goes away, Stallman will be satisfied. Until that time, the GPL is a stop-gap measure.

    In short, there's no inconsistency in supporting "DVD Jon" and supporting the GPL. You could say that one or the other is wrong for its own reasons, but that wouldn't be an inconsistency, which is what you're clearly implying.

  2. Re:Don't you guys realize... by KUHurdler · · Score: 1, Troll

    Then do you back up your Mp3s to 8-track, then back to a WAV file, then back to a cassette tape after that?

    I bet those music tracks sound AWESOME, especially since they started off lossy to begin with.

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