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Apple Sends Cease-and-Desist To the Hymn Project
Troed writes "Tools for removing DRM from iTunes-purchased songs (myFairTunes7, QtFairUse6) have been available from the Hymn Project Web site for some time. These are legal in many countries. But on the 20th Apple sent a Cease and Desist note to Hymn's ISP, forcing the site admins to remove all download links. It is speculated that this is due to a new tool being created (Requiem) that attacks Apple's FairPlay DRM through cryptographic means instead of by copying the unprotected music from memory while it is being played. But since the tools are no longer available (after several days there are still no public mirrors), discussion around this topic has died out. Many users buy music from the iTunes store and rely on DRM removal to be able to play the content on their mobile phones. Apple may be on dangerous ground here, since those users might now start checking out competing services."
Sadly you are not the first, you weren't even original. You also probably don't own an iPod or have iTunes installed, so I'm pretty sure Apples stance towards you is that you can go fuck yourself and they'll take their piles of money and satisfied customers who are perfectly content to have their songs on their iPod elsewhere.
I may agree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to face the consequences of saying it.
Except for companies like Amazon, who have deals with the major music labels and no DRM. For the same price. No, I'd have to agree, Steve is pretty two-faced (or a crappy negotiator, and locked himself into a long-term deal he now can't get out of ... which sucks for him, again, given the market position Amazon is now in)
Apple should cease and desist pretending to be anything other than a company who cares about their corporate profits, and nothing else!
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