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Re: [News] DRM Gets Broken, Again

Roy Schestowitz wrote:

> How To Bypass The Zune's WiFi Sharing DRM
> 
> ,----[Quote ]
> | We knew it would be done sooner or later, and now that we have the
> | mod to use your Zune as a portable hard drive, a method to bypass the
> | Zune's WiFi sharing DRM is finally here.
> `----
> 
>
http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/portable-media/how-to-bypass-the-zunes-wifi-sharing-drm-217042.php
> http://tinyurl.com/y89rde
> 
> This didn't even take long. Implications: customer is not happy; record
> label achieve nothing; media files become binary blobs that lose value.
> 
> 
> Related:
> 
> The Top 10 Arguments Against DRM
> 
> ,----[ Gist ]
> | 1. DRM doesn't prevent illegal use of files, it just makes it a bit
> | more difficult to access them.
> | 
> | 2. All it takes is one person to crack the file and it can be made
> | available to everyone.
> | 
> | 3. Anyone selling content on CD is already selling unprotected files
> | anyway.
> | 
> | 4. DRM adds a lot of costs for content producers
> | 
> | 5. There's a huge hidden cost in trying to sell DRM'ed content
> | 
> | 6. Often the costs of the DRM are passed along to the consumer as well.
> | 
> | 7. DRM-free content will play on your device of today and your device
> | of tomorrow
> | 
> | 8. Your media devices of the future will be significantly different than
> | your media devices of the present.
> | 
> | 9. DRM fundamentally changes who is control of your media.
> | 
> | 10. Whenever you buy DRM'ed content you support the system of DRM
> `----
> 
>
http://www.learnoutloud.com/content/blog/archives/2006/11/the_top_10_argu.html
> 
> 
> Is DRM good or bad for consumers?
> 
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | In addition, many consumers don't understand DRM restrictions, and
> | they're surprised when a CD that works on a home stereo can't be
> | played somewhere else, she said. Vendors offer "little disclosure
> | about how consumers can use" DRM-protected content, she said.
> `----
> 
> http://www.infoworld.com/article/06/11/08/HNdrmgoodorbad_1.html
> 
> 
> The Danger of DRM
> 
> ,----[ Snippet ]
> | Sony, having acquired Columbia Records in 1988, was now aligned behind
> | music industry interests. It had long sought to replace the open MP3f
> | ormat with its own ATRAC audio compression scheme in order to retain
> | control over digital music files and limit the potential for music
> | file sharing.
> `----
> 
>
http://www.roughlydrafted.com/RD/Q4.06/CEE58947-0EE3-44B1-AAEB-28CDCB307ADE.html
> 
> 
> Zune problems for MSN customers
> 
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | ...in a move that could alienate some customers, MSN-bought tracks
> | will not be compatible with the new gadget.
> | 
> | The move could also spell problems for the makers of MP3 players
> | which are built to work with the MSN store.
> `----
> 
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6120272.stm
> 
> 
> MPAA: Frustrated Consumers Will Pirate
> 
> ,----[ Excerpt ]
> | The MPAA's Brad Hunt outlined some of the ways the MPAA is working
> | to standardize content protection controls in the age of digital
> | home networking. But he also acknowledged that piracy is the
> | consumer's answer to the content industry's inability to provide
> | a simple digital-rights-management solution.
> `----
> 
> http://news.yahoo.com/s/zd/20061016/tc_zd/191502
> 
> 
> Big labels are f*cked, and DRM is dead - Peter Jenner
> 
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | Few people know the music industry better than Peter Jenner. Pink
> | Floyd's first manager, who subsequently managed Syd Barrett's solo
> | career, Jenner has also looked after T.Rex, The Clash, Ian Dury,
> | Disposable Heroes and Billy Bragg - who he manages today. He's also
> | secretary general of the International Music Managers Forum.
> `----
> 
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/11/03/peter_jenner/
> 
> 
> Closed systems leave song buyers out in the cold
> 
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | The top consumer complaint at online music service Napster:
> | Songs purchased at Napster won't play on Apple's iPod.
> |
> | It's not Napster's fault. Apple's hugely successful iPod
> | business is built on a closed system. You shop at iTunes MusicS
> | tore for digital songs and use iTunes software to transfer them
> | effortlessly to the iPod.
> |
> | The system works great for iPod owners. For others, there's a
> | chaos of competing formats.
> `----
> 
>
http://news.yahoo.com/s/usatoday/20061016/tc_usatoday/closedsystemsleavesongbuyersoutinthecold

Not really a crack... maybe a hack... but definitely a work-around. 


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Jerry McBride

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