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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 Liquidrage · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Shoot. I liked mine better then the iPod's at the time it was released.

      Not really sure why anyone would total diss it other then hype/marketing/backlash/etc.. It's not like iTunes was a DRM free happy land when the Zune was launched either.
      Interface was no worse then iPOD (seriously, I'd love to see someone that has actually used both try and claim the interface sucked or was somehow worse), storage for the price point was the same, Zune had bigger screen which was a feature I wanted since I use it for carrying around photos and listening to the radio as much as MP3's.

      It was a decent product, sales have been so-so but nothing special. But it just gets too much flask IMO because it's MS and not Apple.
      Hell, apple could probably launch a $600 phone with virtually no 3rd party apps and that can't even send pictures in text messages and people would probably buy it.

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

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

    1. Re:At last... by rob_squared · · Score: 5, Informative

      Not to fear, just like PlaysForSure, this will be patched by next week. After all, Microsoft does care about its real customers: Shareholders and Music Industry. http://www.schneier.com/essay-126.html

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  3. And yet... by The+One+and+Only · · Score: 5, Insightful

    No one cares. Breaking AACS, iTunes, or even CSS was a big (albeit inevitable) deal, but I suspect most of us just shrug this story off for one simple reason--Microsoft, with its ill-thought-out strategy of expanding into every conceivable market at once, at whim, and with no controlling strategy has made itself an irrelevant bit player in multiple markets.

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  4. 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?

  5. Look here. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=127943

  6. It doesn't solve the problem by dalmiroy2k · · Score: 5, Interesting

    We hardcore and tech savvy users usually crack, mod or unlock any device we got ours hand into (Ipods, cell phones, DVD Players, Apple TV, etc) but it doesn't solve Six pack Joe's DRM problems. He will get a Zune, won't bother or know how to crack it and play along MS and MAFIAA's rules.
    The same thing will happen with our parents and most people. The solution is buying products that are open and DRM free in the first place.

  7. Marketshare and cracking by Infonaut · · Score: 5, Interesting

    For years now we've been hearing that Mac OS X is less vulnerable to viruses and cracking because it has a far smaller marketshare than Windows. The argument is that nobody bothers with OS X because of the smaller marketshare. Although Zune DRM is being cracked for a different purpose, it does make me wonder if marketshare is much of a factor in decisions regarding which systems crackers attempt to defeat.

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  8. The link to FairUse4WM for Vista and Zune by Zune-Online.com · · Score: 5, Informative

    Here are the links to the FairUse4WM :

    FileSend
    zUpload
    Files-Upload
    zShare
    QuickSharing
    SendSpace
    ShareBee

    MD5 hash 0d5eaa7f8010e1293221a320943adb7e
    Via:
    http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=127943

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    -- Zune-Online.com Share your Zune Experience!
  9. Piracy by Dr.+Zed · · Score: 5, Informative

    You miss the point. Because the Zune can network with other Zune, this now means that people have a way to pirate songs over a network.

    Oh, wait. Never mind.

  10. oh no! by friedman101 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    DRM exists entirely for the protection of the RIAA, not Microsoft. This will only increase the popularity of the Zune. An mp3 player that can share files over wifi with no restrictions, sign me up. I can't see Microsoft being too proactive about locking down the DRM again.