Tag: FAIRPLAY

The tables have turned on iTunes propreitary DRM after an appointed ombudsman ruled the not-very-protective protection scheme illegal under Norway's consumer protection laws. Some of the most encouraging anti-DRM words I've heard may be contained in the following quote from Senior Norweigein Consumer Council Advisor Torgeir Waterhouse who said flatly, "iTunes Music Store must remove its illegal ...

I know it is incredibly difficult to crack DRM in some cases. Now that DVD Jon has cracked the iPod, but it doesn't matter to me that much. Many times a poorly executed DRM system can be bypassed with almost no effort, but some of the well-coded ones can be hard (i.e. the iPod and iTunes "FairPlay" DRM). It is isn't that I don't appreciate the effort of it, but I really don't see the point of it. ...

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 ...