Jon Johansen strikes again!

[Xeen]

First he cracked the MPAA's CSS encryption scheme.
Then he cracked Apple's iTunes DRM.

Now he's done it again.

 

quote:on Lech Johansen released on his Web site

[WMD]

Haha, this guy is teh master.  

[ August 12, 2004: Message edited by: WMD ]

[Laukev7]

Meh.

[skyman8081]

man, this guy is just asking for it....

I don't bother, DRM or not, the iTMS files work perfect for me.

but if a situation ever came up where I somehow needed to strip the DRM.

I would just fire up Audacity

[bedouin]

quote:Originally posted by Sauron / B0B:
but if a situation ever came up where I somehow needed to strip the DRM.

He didn't strip the iTunes DRM.  He figured out the encryption method of Airport Express, essentially allowing you to now stream audio from any app to it, as opposed to only iTunes.

A pretty useful hack really.

[M51DPS]

Why should Apple care? Before, anyone with a Mac or windows PC could use AirPort Express to listen to music because of iTunes. Now we all have the exact same ability.... except it's easier.

[hm_murdock]

This seems like the kind of thing they wouldn't complain about, as his tools will simply let more people use their product.

Those people would be Linux users. Apple never seems to really care too much about Linux and its users, though... sad.

[Orethrius]

quote:Originally posted by JimmyJames: GenSTEP Founder:
This seems like the kind of thing they wouldn't complain about, as his tools will simply let more people use their product.

Those people would be Linux users. Apple never seems to really care too much about Linux and its users, though... sad.

Yes, but if he EVER sets foot on U.S. soil, he's screwed.  "Ve vill take care of your problem for $100 American, comrade."  Apple really should hire this guy.  That'd kick all kinds of ass.
 :cool: