featured.gigaom.com — DRM-buster DVD Jon has a new target in his sights, and it's a big piece of fruit. He has reverse-engineered Apple's Fairplay and is starting to license it to companies who want their media to play on Apple's devices.
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afexOct 2, 2006
my thoughts exactly...i usually don't care at all about dupe type stuff, but this is a whole new level of duposity...where's the 'bury -> on fp already, less than 10 stories below it' option?
sactodiggOct 2, 2006
While I understand the educational purposes for doing what DVD Jon has done. There is no ethical argument for what he is doing by selling the code. Even if you dislike and hate Apple's DRM for iTunes purchased material, it certainly is not the only means of getting digital content. If you don't want to buy the DRM then don't buy the DRMd content. If you argue that Apple should allow others to play with iTunes content on their players, then you should also argue that your PS2 games should be playable on an XBox or vice versa.
sonic84Oct 2, 2006
DRM sucks.
drizzitOct 2, 2006
Now I used to think this guy was pretty smart. He works for Linspire or mp3tunes. Either way he moved to the US. Now he can be arrested. Maybe it's not lack of smarts; Just a lack of common sense.
dingo128Oct 2, 2006
yes, that is different. You have an Apple ipod, if you want to buy a single song for your ipod you have to use ITunes (Apple's Music Store), the song has a drm on it using Apple's own DRM (Fairplay). The whole step of the way Apple has control.The analogy to the video game business is flawed a little bit. If I want lets say, Halo for xbox, I can go to Best Buy, Circuit City, EB Games etc. I can buy it new or used, and each store can have it at it's own price. I don't have to buy my games from the Microsoft store only. Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo do not have complete control of the hardware, software, and distribution like Apple does for music. Not to mention any company that wants to pay the license fee, can code for any video game system. So far Apple has refused to license their DRM to ANY company. That is a big difference. I just wanted to point out the minor flaw in the argument.
Closed AccountOct 2, 2006
From the article:"Jobs apparently warned that while Apple was not a litigious company..."Thats pure comedy gold!!
flag654Oct 3, 2006
@klawz youve got a good point there actually, i didn't think of that. i take back my previous post. hmmmm, i'm gonna add you to my friends list