iTunes v6 FairPlay DRM Cracked

luaine writes with an Engadget article claiming the cracking of iTunes v6 FairPlay DRM. From the article: "[A] new app called QTFairUse6 looks like it can now be used (with some amount of difficulty) to dump iTunes version 6.0.4 - 6.0.5 files of their chastely protection." At present this is a Windows-only tool for those who are "not afraid to get [their] hands dirty with a little python." Engadget does not provide a link to QTFairUse6, and neither will we. We've run several DRM stories recently, but it's been 19 months since Cracking iTunes' DRM with JHymn.

Comments

Re:Uh...

[rob_squared]

Any why won't you provide a link to the software?

They won't, but I will: http://hymn-project.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=155 3

No, they don't.

[mrchaotica]

iMovie works by decompressing and recompressing the music, resulting in a loss of quality. Apparently, this new software works by extracting the compressed stream after it has been decrypted, giving it the distinct advantage of being lossless.

Of course, it doesn't do me any good, since it only works in Windows...

nothing was cracked

[vafada]

FairPlay wasn't cracked.. this python script attaches to iTunes.exe..... reads the memory when you play a track and creates a dump for the AAC file... its a very nice scripts... but again... nothing was cracked

Re:been there, done that

[mrchaotica]

I just don't see the point of removing the DRM from a paid for iTunes file

Two reasons:

1. Sooner or later you will either lose your decryption key or want to use the file on an unsupported platform.
2. It's the principle of the thing!