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DVD Jon Creates DRM Killer
Firmafest writes to let us know that 'DVD Jon' Lech Johansen's company has released an open beta of DoubleTwist, a desktop application that allows the user to copy media to any device. There's a Facebook app too. The software is available for download at Doubletwistventures.com. Currently only Windows is supported, but a Macintosh version is on the way.
1)Convert all of my HD DVD movies into Blue Ray movies?
2)Run on Linux
One of our competitors trademarked the term "hypothesis". From now on, we will call them "boneheaded ideas".
"You can't copy that tune from there to this device. You must pay another fee!"... I would guess it would be Prince.
Who else?
Sorry about the writing. Robot fingers, you know? Cliff Steele in DOOM PATROL #23
Every time this dude releases a hack I'm not interested in using, I end up being forced to download a new patch from Apple for my iTunes/iPod if I want to buy new music.
Taking guns away from the 99% gives the 1% 100% of the power.
The Tao of math: The numbers you can count are not the real numbers.
RIAA Creates DVD Jon Killer
intellectual property law is philosophically incoherent. it is your moral duty to ignore it or sabotage it
From Another Article:
The company is confident there will not be any legal challenges from Apple. "All we are facilitating are friends sending things to one another," Ms Farantzos told the Reuters news agency.
I like to place meaningful quotes in my sig, so people will know that I know what meaningful quotes are.
"My Life As A Nail"
"Win treats sysadmins better than users. Mac treats users better than sysadmins. Linux treats everyone like sysadmins."
Well if we can get everybody here on Slash to keep this little secret to ourselves, I'm sure there won't be any problems with the MPAA, DMCA or any other organizations harassing the company with lawsuits, etc. To quote the eloquent and charismaticSteve Jobs, "Loose lips sink ships".
It's the digital equivalent of growing seamonkeys!
which is totally what she said
threatening legal retaliation based on DMCA.
I'd like to see US law enforced over in Oslo, Norway. Wouldn't that be a hoot.
Seth
$5 / month hosted VPS on linux = awesome!
Um, if your sig is accurate, how the hell did you end up replying to an AC?
You know, there is a difference between trolling and pointing out the flaws in your reasoning. Just saying.
SpiceFlow Corporation? I sense plans within plans.
Spiceflow... you're right... I was blind, but now I see. It's the goddamned House Horkonnen at it again. Probably in league with House Ordos.
I'm sick of following my dreams. I'm just going to ask where they're goin' and hook up with 'em later.
What is property? Property is theft.
No! Property is imaginary. (Do try to keep up.) Basically it doesn't matter how much it cost to produce a program, a movie or a song: because it's imaginary property, you can give copies to whoever you want. All IP licences are unenforceable relics of a bygone era, so pirate away!
"Um, if your sig is accurate, how the hell did you end up replying to an AC?"
Um, if your sig is accurate, why did you reply instead of abusing the moderator system?
"I like to lick butts!" by MobileTatsu-NJG (#32700246) (Score:5, Informative)
Well, if you must know, there are magical anti-DRM pixies inside the code that lovingly polish every bit as it passes through the transcoding process just to get its guard down, then they sprinkle them with magic pixie dust to remove the DRM, and finish the process with a nice close shave and boot polish. It's a trade secret though so don't tell anyone.
Really though - a DRM remover is a DRM remover, and this just goes to demonstrate that you will *always* be able to break DRM with the analog hole, the whole thing is such a joke.
which is totally what she said
My startup is a Web-based social network portable media player plug & play standards based open media file swapper with AJAX Google enhancement.
Now dont you guys do anything that we would do... From their EULA (http://www.doubletwist.no/dt/Legal/EULA.dt) "C. You agree not to circumvent, disable or otherwise interfere with security-related features of the doubleTwist Website and/or Services or features that prevent or restrict use or copying of any Content or enforce limitations on use of the doubleTwist Website and/or Services, and the Communications Content made available by use of the Website and/or Services." I guess only DVD Jon is allowed to do that.
He knows it's a safe bet suing them since they'd rather settle out of court than admit to having a Prince song on their iPod. That should teach people for bulk downloading without checking what they are downloading. If you've downloaded 30,000 to 50,000 songs then there's a good chance there's a Prince song in the wood pile so you might want to cull them out.
Of course its just the structure fires that make it look that way.
Sorry about the writing. Robot fingers, you know? Cliff Steele in DOOM PATROL #23
Schrödinger's download is slow.
Anarchists are so cute!
Q: Why do Anarchists drink Herbal Tea?
A: Because proper tea is theft.
Better to be despised for too anxious apprehensions, than ruined by too confident a security. --Edmund Burke
It wasn't just them -- between Incyte, DoubleTwist, HGS and other companies, they probably patented at least ten times as many genes as are now believed to exist.
What I'm listening to now on Pandora...