http://www.cynicsunlimited.com/2006/08/29/napster-hacked/ Dissecting What You Choose to Ignore Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:16:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc http://www.cynicsunlimited.com/2006/08/29/napster-hacked/#comment-885 Jack’s Newswatch Thu, 31 Aug 2006 16:04:56 +0000 http://www.cynicsunlimited.com/2006/08/29/napster-hacked/#comment-885 [...] The Wire’s blog reports on the inevitable hacking of Napster’s core DRM protection scheme - A user called “viodentia” on the the [name removed! - CU] message boards … has posted links to a program called FairUse4WM that is capable of cracking Microsoft’s DRM 10, which protects files offered by PlaysForSure-commpatible music stores. The program is an easy-to-use front end to an app called drmbg that strips DRM headers from “secure” WMA files. Although he apparently developed the program to allow people to play their legally purchased music on the device of their choice, the potential for abuse is fairly high. [...] [...] The Wire’s blog reports on the inevitable hacking of Napster’s core DRM protection scheme - A user called “viodentia” on the the [name removed! - CU] message boards … has posted links to a program called FairUse4WM that is capable of cracking Microsoft’s DRM 10, which protects files offered by PlaysForSure-commpatible music stores. The program is an easy-to-use front end to an app called drmbg that strips DRM headers from “secure” WMA files. Although he apparently developed the program to allow people to play their legally purchased music on the device of their choice, the potential for abuse is fairly high. [...]

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