FairUse4WM developer sued by Microsoft

A code hacker whose handle is 'viodentia' has been officially sued by Microsoft for cracking its digital rights management (DRM) software. FairUse4WM is the program in question, which cracks the DRM on music downloaded from music subscription services. Engadget's interview with "viodentia" shed light on the developers tactics and how he or she managed to crack Microsoft's code. Microsoft is obviously furious, suing the hacker and 9 others for illegally accessing its source code in order to crack the DRM. Viodentia states that they used only code and files that were freely available from Microsoft in several different software development kits (SDKs). Microsoft of course is claiming that the use of SDK code to crack DRM is a use other than what they intended. No kidding.

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