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BluWiki Seeks iPodHash Author, Hopes for Help From EFF

Posted by timothy on from the have-you-seen-this-guy? dept.

Sam Odio, who runs the BluWiki mentioned the other day as host of the iPodHash project, has posted a followup on the legal tussle in which Apple has engaged the iPodHash project for attempting to reverse-engineer the hash used to encrypt the iTunesDB in recent iPods. He writes in that post: "I've received a flood of emails from interested individuals who want to help. Most importantly, I was contacted by Fred von Lohmann from the EFF. They're currently evaluating whether they will represent us against any potential Apple litigation. This would be great, because it will enable BluWiki to continue to host the project while working with EFF to address Apple's concerns. However, before the EFF commits to representing us against Apple, they want to speak to the author of the [iPodHash] project. I'm posting this public plea hoping that the author, or someone who knows the author, might read it." Update: 11/23 04:25 GMT by T : Due to a shortage of brain cells, I flipped the actors here as this post was originally rendered: To be clear, Sam Odio of BluWiki is seeking the person behind the iPodHash project, not the other way around. Mea culpa.

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  1. WHOIS info for bluwiki.org by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Registrant Name:Sam Odio
    Registrant Organization:OdioWorks, LLC
    Registrant Street1:14525 SW Millikan
    Registrant Street2:#39248
    Registrant Street3:
    Registrant City:Beaverton
    Registrant State/Province:OR
    Registrant Postal Code:97005
    Registrant Country:US
    Registrant Phone:+1.7037772727

    If you want something done...

  2. Re:I hope they win by Walpurgiss · · Score: 2, Funny

    What is the latest? My sister got one of the 80GB iPod 'Classic' in January that works fine with Amarok. Is there a new generation already since then?

    Or was it introduced in a firmware/software update? If it was in an update I'm sure she doesn't have it, and neither would I since we don't use iTunes in the first place.

    But if that were all it is, a custom firmware that is just the original or slightly modified could be used to revert. I would think.

  3. Re:iPod alternatives? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Get a Zune.

  4. Remember your crypto by CaseyB · · Score: 4, Funny

    Sam Odio of BluWiki is seeking the person behind the iPodHash project

    It is a property of every good hash implementation that it's difficult or impossible to determine the source that generated the hash.

  5. Re:Summary is wrong. by TheRaven64 · · Score: 3, Funny

    A Slashdot editor who actually reads Slashdot? How did you get in here?

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