Microsoft drops case against FairUSE4WM creator

It looks like Microsoft has dropped its lawsuit against the elusive creator of FairUse4WM because, well... because he's elusive. They couldn't manage to track him down.

FairUse4Wm is a program created to strip DRM from PlaysForSure Windows Media files. It was created by a hacker known to the world only as Viodentia. Microsoft filed a lawsuit against Viodentia for copyright infringement, but since they can't get him into a courtroom, they've dismissed their claim.

Of course, it wasn't that hard for Engadget to track Viodentia down for an interview. Yeah, yeah, we know it's not the same thing as tracking him down in person, but we're just saying...

Anyway, is this all just a big ploy to lure the hacker out of hiding? Probably not. But you never really know now, do you?

Tags: drm, fairuse4wm