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MusicForMe cracks AllOfMP3's MusicForMasses DRM
Last week I reported on MusicForMasses, a new program from questionable Russian online music retailer AllOfMP3 that lets you download and listen to every song in their expansive library for free, provide you use their very limited Windows player that requires a net connection. Well, as I predicted in that post, it didn't take long for someone to figure out how to get around MusicForMasses' DRM. The cheekily-named MusicForMe is a program that strips out whatever protections AllOfMP3 is using on its free MP3s and turns them into plain old MP3 files that you can play in the player of your choice. Now, given that AllOfMP3 is of questionable legality in the first place, using MusicForMe is undoubtedly all kinds of illegal, not to mention of entirely unknown origin and infested with who knows what, so under no circumstances do I recommend that you download it from this link. I did try it out myself, though--in the name of science, of course--and it seems to have worked flawlessly. One caveat is that the resulting files have names like "00E117A8.mp3," but their ID3 tags are intact and accurate, so an MP3-renaming program should make short work of them. Seriously, though, MusicForMe is probably totally illegal and possibly dangerous, so use it at your own, not insignificant, risk.
[Thanks, Josh!]
Update: As a number of readers have point out, the original download link is busted. The author has released an updated version of MusicForMe, which includes the MusicForMasses program. Reader Josh says that this program does the same thing as MusicForMe, but works better. I haven't tested either program, much less screened them for viruses, so as always use at your own risk and don't blame me if things go south.
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Subscribe to commentswhynotandyOct 31st 2006 10:24AM
looks like they've released a ECM
they are forcing everyone to update the player so music for me does not work anymore
still it was nice while it lasted
authenteoNov 18th 2006 9:19AM
Thanks!
JohnOct 27th 2006 11:37AM
Yep, the music player was updated and the hacks no longer work. Does anyone know what websites i can monitor for a fix for this update?
TimOct 27th 2006 11:50AM
I knew it, when I started the player and I was prompted for the update I knew that this would be the end of the hack ;)
rudyOct 27th 2006 12:06PM
now, with the new version on mftm the patch works no more :-(( anyone got a hint?
thexfactorOct 27th 2006 11:56AM
Looks like MusicForMasses was "upgraded" and MusicForMe no longer works. Wonder how long it'll be before there's a MusicForMe update...
catbertzOct 27th 2006 12:07PM
I knew it, when I started the player and I was prompted for the update I knew that this would be the end of the hack ;)
lol. I had the same feeling when I saw the update. I was like DAMN! :)
Hope someone cracks this new patch.
KEHTOct 27th 2006 5:48PM
They released a new version that needs to be mandatory updated to. That invalidates the hack
VinayNov 2nd 2006 9:39AM
They came up with an updated MusicForMasses player. The hack doesnt work anymore. Restart the cold war.
PtitlouisbOct 27th 2006 1:47PM
Do you know if this programm works with the new version of MusicForMasses, the 0.64?
Because it has a automatic update... and i can't avoid this :(
catbertzOct 27th 2006 3:40PM
Ptitlouisb: none of the cracks work with the new .64 alpha update.
*waits patiently for pirates to save the day*
OriOct 27th 2006 3:53PM
Sux, AllOfMP3 just updated MusicForMasses and now MusicForMe dont work... hope they will release a new version for MusicForMe that will work with the new version of MusicForMasses =] i got over 200 songs waiting for that lol...
kdawgOct 27th 2006 3:58PM
i tried deleting the program right before the update (the update wont even install on my computer, or moreso is "cant") so anyways long story short...how do i delete the whole program??? (i went into add/remove programs but still doesnt work for me, it just says AH6XL32.dll access is denied...anyone get the same thing!!) thanks!
skidOct 27th 2006 6:01PM
where to find the update?
ojeOct 27th 2006 8:17PM
Now there is an Update for Music4masses :( and it seems that neither the first hack nor the second one works with this new Version, that is needed to run Music4masses
binkOct 28th 2006 1:07AM
It was working until this afternoon when the damn program auto updated to Alpha 0.64. Anyone know where to get an updated version?
notnamedOct 28th 2006 2:49AM
It seems that Allofmp3 has released an update for the MusicForMasses player (that is required, no way to launch the program without updating) that circumvents the conversion. That was fast...
funkmeOct 30th 2006 8:43AM
shucks, they've released an update to fix the bug which installs without prompt! NOW who is illegal?
RichardOct 28th 2006 4:42PM
The MusicForMasses client just got updated to 0.64 alpha. And the MusicForMe software doesn't seem to be working. Is there/will there be an updated MusicForMe to counter act this?
Thanks.
JonOct 30th 2006 8:11AM
The site is back but the 'new version' of the player no longer allows the hacking of mp3x files to mp3. Round 2, anyone?
Jon.