Tag: PLAYSFORSURE

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 ...

The Haz-Mat suited activists of DefectiveByDesign gained quite a bit of exposure when they waltzed into Apple stores across the country carrying signs and informing customers about the rights they give up when buying DRM controlled music from the iTunes Music Store. Our sister site, The Digital Music Weblog (she prefers to be called TDMW for short) caught up with the crafty folks at ...