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Zune DRM Cracked

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the that-took-a-bit-longer-than-epected dept.

An anonymous reader noted that Zune Scene is reporting that the Zune DRM has been cracked with software now available that strips the DRM from Zune Marketplace tracks and those shared with WiFi.

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  1. Microsoft is thrilled by this news by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    It means someone bought a Zune.

    1. Re:Microsoft is thrilled by this news by CSHARP123 · · Score: 4, Funny

      No wonder, They sold the sixth one now.

    2. Re:Microsoft is thrilled by this news by Divebus · · Score: 4, Funny

      Wow. It took this long for someone to care.

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    3. Re:Microsoft is thrilled by this news by uncoveror · · Score: 3, Funny

      A lot of people bought Zunes as gifts for kids and grandkids. Old people believe slick salesmen who say "it is the same as an iPod." Both of the kids that didn't return their Zunes and buy an iPod should be happy the DRM has been cracked.

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    4. Re:Microsoft is thrilled by this news by mahlerfan999 · · Score: 3, Funny

      Would a cracked Zune gush instead of squirt?

    5. Re:Microsoft is thrilled by this news by dintech · · Score: 3, Funny

      I believe that the more important question is "will it blend?"

      Fixed...

  2. At last... by darien · · Score: 5, Funny

    This is the announcement that's been so desperately needed to kickstart Zune sales...

  3. Alright! by LordKaT · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now I can listen to music that I didn't buy for the media player I didn't purchase on an MP3 player that I don't possess!

    Isn't technology awesome?

    1. Re:Alright! by cmdrpaddy · · Score: 5, Funny

      Obviously, how are they supposed to know what "fucking" is?

    2. Re:Alright! by MightyYar · · Score: 4, Funny

      That's no geek, that's the grammar checker in MS Word.

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  4. Nice try Microsoft by Statecraftsman · · Score: 4, Funny

    No, cracking your own DRM won't allow you to reach your Zune sales goals either.

  5. Re:Great, another set of morons. by telemart73 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Yes, you are quite a "genious."

  6. It might by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Does this mean I'll be able to play my Microsoft PlaysForSure tracks on my Microsoft Zune now?

  7. Re:Great, another set of morons. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Yes, "chosing" between PNG and JPEG isn't really that hard.

  8. Re:Old News.... by kryten_nl · · Score: 2, Funny

    You'll have to snort instead of shooting up, but this might help. And it comes with a free blender.

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  9. Anyone emailed them yet? by NitroWolf · · Score: 4, Funny

    Has anyone emailed the 4 people who own Zunes yet and let them know?

    I think two of them were non-techies, so they may not know.

  10. Re:Good news, if of limited use... by wkitchen · · Score: 3, Funny

    No, I did not get a brown one. The brown makes it look too much like a friggin' candy bar made out of-- well, you know.
    Chocolate?
  11. Re:Beyond Me by macdaddy357 · · Score: 4, Funny

    I don't know why everyone keeps bashing the Zune. I love mine! It is the perfect size to shim up that old table in my den with a short leg.

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  12. yay by artifex2004 · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'll bet Zune owners are celebrating with a circle-squirt.

  13. Re:And yet... by Virgil+Tibbs · · Score: 3, Funny

    Windows is a solid OS.
    It's so bloated and uses so much memory it would sink like a stone...

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  14. Re:I choose option C by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I like-to-the-point-of-need things in lossless

    if I like it I go out and buy it in vinyl

    Hmm, vinyl and lossless. Anyone else see what I'm getting at?

    ostentatious /stntes, -tn-/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[os-ten-tey-shuhs, -tuhn-] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
    -adjective 1. characterized by or given to pretentious or conspicuous show in an attempt to impress others: an ostentatious dresser.
    2. (of actions, manner, qualities exhibited, etc.) intended to attract notice: Lady Bountiful's ostentatious charity.
  15. Re:Piracy by JonathanR · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...with other Zune The flaw in your argument...
  16. Re:Now all we need is somebody with a Zune... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    "If Zune DRM strips for free, imagine what it would do for a dollar."

    It would probably suck for a buck.
    No, wait... it already sucks for free!

  17. Re:DRM = proprietary software = stress by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny
    Try iTunes. It's what came with the iPod.

    It's DRM-free as well.

    'Redchair's Anapod Explorer'? Are you fucked in the head? Why would you use a hack like that before iTunes?

    Oh, and about

    the proprietary DRM solutions in Apple's players
    ?

    Apple's hardware players don't have any proprietary DRM solutions in them.

    I repeat, THE IPOD AND ITUNES HAVE NO BUILT-IN DRM.

    They work fine (great, actually) without ever adding a file from the iTunes Store, and have no inherent DRM.

    Whoever scared you away from iTunes really did a good FUD job.