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iTunes v6 FairPlay DRM Cracked

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the round-and-round-they-go dept.

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.

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  1. Re:Uh... by IflyRC · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Maybe to keep from violating the DMCA?

  2. Re:Macs have this ability - via iMovie by joe+155 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I hate to sound like a troll but why do you use iTunes when you have these problems and say yourself that the fix is time consuming?

    I want a legal system, so I use allofmp3 (because it is legal in my country (the UK)), but isn't there any alternatives for you to iTunes without DRM at all?

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  3. DRM by daeg · · Score: 4, Insightful

    As much as I hate DRM, by buying the music from iTunes in the first place you are clearly stating your position that you will tolerate DRM. It's like buying a Ford and ripping the Ford emblem off the car and thinking that you're "sticking it to Ford." I have news for you: Ford (Apple) is laughing all the way to the bank.

    1. Re:DRM by nine-times · · Score: 4, Insightful

      It's like buying a Ford and ripping the Ford emblem off the car and thinking that you're "sticking it to Ford." I have news for you: Ford (Apple) is laughing all the way to the bank.

      Actually, it's not like that. It's like... the opposite of that. Or not really, but it's just not like that.

      There are a bunch of differences here, the first being that I don't know how a Ford logo is anything like DRM. You might not like the Ford logo, and ripping it off might be a cosmetic improvement (or not, depending on your opinion), but it doesn't inhibit your use of the car. Second, I can't think of a reason why Ford's suppliers would stop selling to Ford if their cars didn't have a Ford logo. It's generally believed, on the other hand, that Apple fought with the record companies because Apple didn't want to use DRM, but for the RIAA, it was a deal-breaker. No DRM, no music, hence no music store.

      In any event, I don't think people want to remove the DRM so they can "stick it to Apple". They buy from Apple because they like the service Apple is providing, and they strip the DRM because they don't like the DRM.

    2. Re:DRM by Dachannien · · Score: 5, Insightful

      If iTMS were a subscription service, I might be more inclined to agree with you. But it's not - you're buying the music for keeps, so it doesn't really matter ethically whether you strip the DRM or not, as long as you don't then go and violate copyright law.

  4. been there, done that by jltnol · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I think this was tried before.... and the response from Apple was that if the file was downloaded, it was paid for. So, deleting the DRM, while not in Apple's best interest, isn't exactly the same as the WMA subscription problem, where songs that are "rented" could be owned. Let's face it, if you really want something for free, there are lots of places to get it... I just don't see the point of removing the DRM from a paid for iTunes file, because FairPlay does seem pretty generous with what you are allowed to do with it.

  5. Re:Another Stupid Headline by Kadin2048 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Is it wrong? No.
    Is it illegal? Probably.
    Was it really dumb to spend $1,000 on DRMed music? Yep.

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  6. Re:With some amount of difficulty? by sobachatina · · Score: 5, Insightful
    Illegal, yes, but no more so than de-DRMing

    I disagree. I personally feel that copyright infringement is dishonest. I don't feel that breaking the DMCA and circumventing DRM for fair use reasons is dishonest. I want to be able to honestly pay for the music that I want for a reasonable price. iTunes is one way of doing that. I also want to be able to play that music on whatever player I want. This requires the DRM to go away.

    the whole point of the ITMS is convenience.

    I agree that convenience is a big selling point but for a lot of people it is not more convenient than finding the torrent file. It is much more honest. The best solution would be a convenient service through which I could buy the music I want unencumbered by DRM. I don't know of one.

  7. Re:that doesn't make sense by Fordiman · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Because getting your iTunes downloads to play on stuff other than your iPod, without spending time burning a CDRW, is not criminal. You've paid for it, after all.

    Does wanting to format-shift my paid content easily constitute dishonesty? If you think so, I would kindly say, "Fuck you."

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