FairUse4WM Breaks Windows DRM

An anonymous reader writes "FairUse4WM, according to engadget, "can be used to strip Windows Media DRM 10 and 11". What does the slashdot community think of this development in the ongoing cat-and-mouse game going on between big media and what is available online?"

Comments

Re:Bittorrent breaks Windows DRM

[ichigo 2.0]

That would be better, if music distribution was not run by a cartel, repeatedly convicted of abusing their control of the market. I'd love to see everyone become enlightened and move to all DRM-free indy music, but realistically, the market will not properly counter a monopoly or cartel and the legal system and legislature are corrupt and easily bribed.

The market is properly countering the media cartel, and that's through piracy.

Note: Some people incorrectly use "the market" as a synonym for corporate activity, and sometimes for customers. The market encompasses all trade between entities, including illegal and regulated trade. The fact that filesharers sell their goods for zero cost and that the act of sharing copyrighted files is regulated doesn't change the fact that their activity is still a part of the market. I'm not saying that you did this, but your post did make more sense taken in that context.

Re:Headline incorrect.

[Thrip]

Write me a ticket if you catch me speeding, but don't put a governor on my car that won't allow me to speed. Lock me up if I bash someone with a club, but don't handcuff me at birth. That's the way it has to work.

Torture me in Gitmo if I nuke Manhatten, but don't prevent me from enriching uranium.