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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. Not again. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I Louisiana brain deathed, fuck!

  2. Great, another set of morons. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Hey guys! If you hadn't used JPEG for screenshots, maybe your site would have survived a bit longer. Sheesh. I don't understand what's so fucking hard about chosing between PNG and JPEG. I get it right every fucking time. I must be some kind of genious.

  3. Re:Cool. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    wow. do you go from article to article telling people of all the other hardware you own too? who gives a fuck about you not buying one because you own something else? or is this your really limp dick attempt to bash microsoft? if that's the best you can do maybe you can look into buying an imagination.
     
    most common fucking idiots like to think they're the most cool dude too. be seeing you around motherfucker.

  4. Re:Alright! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Maybe you should try telling a joke that's actually funny.

  5. Re:Alright! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Fucking faggot. Anyone who refers to themselves as "Lord" anything on a web board is a flaming assbanger.

  6. Like all digital restrictions, it's a con. by twitter · · Score: 0, Troll

    The difference with the Zune's DRM is that it effectively allows music "rentals" through WiFi sharing. People can "squirt" each other a song then remove the DRM, effectively getting the song for free. Not much different than pirating off of p2p networks, but it does mean Microsoft has created an incredibly effective piracy device.

    A 20 foot radius sharing device is more effective than the internet? You might as well just carry a USB drive and swap that way.

    This is a con as old as M$'s involvement in digital music players that has yet to sell players. Do you know anyone who's gotten their rented music out of a Dell Jukebox or any other "Plays for Sure" player? I don't. At the same time I do know people who have programs that share their iPod by wireless and P2P offers anyone whatever they want if they don't just go and get legal, free music.

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    Friends don't help friends install M$ junk.

  7. Re:Microsoft is thrilled by this news by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

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