Mainter Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 It's only been a day since Apple updated iTunes to version 7, but the folks over at the Hymn project have already posted a new version of a program that can be used to remove the DRM from songs purchased from it. http://hymn-project.org/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eye for an eye Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 explain drm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ginger Bread Man Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 first... itunes is whats up edit shit i guess second Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainter Posted September 16, 2006 Author Share Posted September 16, 2006 Digital Rights Management (generally abbreviated to DRM) is any of several technologies used by publishers to control access to and usage of digital data (such as software, music, movies) and hardware, handling usage restrictions associated with a specific instance of a digital work. The term is often confused with copy protection and technical protection measures (TPM). These two terms refer to technologies that control or restrict the use and access of digital media content on electronic devices with such technologies installed, acting as components of a DRM design. Digital Rights Management is a controversial topic. Advocates argue DRM is necessary for copyright holders to prevent unauthorized duplication of their work to ensure continued revenue streams.[1] Some critics of the technology, including the Free Software Foundation, suggest that the use of the word "Rights" is misleading and suggest that people instead use the term Digital Restrictions Management.[2] The position put forth is that copyright holders are attempting to restrict use of copyrighted material in ways already granted by statutory or common law applying to copyright. Others, such as the Electronic Frontier Foundation consider some DRM schemes to be anti-competitive, citing the iTunes Music Store as an example.[3] Enterprise Digital Rights Management (E-DRM or ERM) refers to the use of DRM technology to control access to corporate documents (Word, PDF, TIFF, AutoCAD files, etc), rather than consumer playable media. The technology usually requires a Policy Server to authenticate users' rights to access certain files. EDRM vendors include Microsoft, Adobe Systems, EMC Corporation/Authentica and several smaller companies. There are open source implementations as well. EDRM is generally intended to apply to trade secrets, which are much different than copyrighted material (though there is sometimes an overlap with material being both copyrighted and a trade secret -- eg, software source code), and for whom the primary issue is industrial or corporate espionage or inadvertent release. In most jurisdictions, there is no notion of fair use of trade secrets as there is for copyrighted material. Trade secrecy confidentiality measures are less controversial than DRM applied to copyrighted material, which is commercially sold in many copies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soupBDC Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 Mainter Cliff notes: DRM = Lame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Blood Feast Island Man Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 windows vista DRM has already been cracked, that won't be released till next year. incidently, sony have started region coding umds. faggots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
After School Special Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 ^^^^^^ Fuck sony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatbastard Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 Umd's? as in those small CD's that go into your PSP? So removing the DRM means that people can share the songs now right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpyD Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 Umd's? as in those small CD's that go into your PSP? So removing the DRM means that people can share the songs now right? yeah, once the DRM is off, it's just like any other unprotected mp3. fuck sony and their weak ass proprietary formats (UMD, Memory Stick) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papa_dukes Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 unprotected sharing tsk tsk tsk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garlic prawns Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 Does this shit cost money? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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