PyMusique - Fair iTunes Interface?

Category: 3rd Party Software
Link: DVD Jon hacks iTunes, creates program that allows you to buy DRM-free songs from iTMS.
Posted on MacBytes.com

Approved by Mudbug

holy crap.

that's no good. no good at all.

i'm wondering how long before apple finds a way to shut this down - both with legal action, and changing the way that their servers serve up the files...

This is beyond the mark...

Wish he'd do something useful like cracking WMA.

Obviously, Apple will freak (what else is new...), but all this does is provide a shortcut around the burn-to-CD-and-rerip shortcut that's built into iTunes. You still need to buy the music. So, at best, this makes it easier to share music, but it doesn't provide a new capability.

I think it's a great convenience. I'm just saying that the inevitable wrath-of-God response from Apple is somewhat unwarranted.

I'm just saying that the inevitable wrath-of-God response from Apple is somewhat unwarranted.

More like the wrath-of-Jobs! :rolleyes:

Anyway, I've never been one to agree with the Windows people that argue the security-by-obscurity for why Mac OS X is not hacked to bits like Windows, but it would seem that this adds aome serious fire to their arguement. Here in music where Apple is the most popular and widely used, they are getting hacked (semi-successfully) more often than their WMA counterpart.

I think it's a great convenience. I'm just saying that the inevitable wrath-of-God response from Apple is somewhat unwarranted.

It's a great convenience until the RIAA gets pissed and either changes their mind about downloadable music or tells Apple to hike their prices.

We shouldn't worry though, Apple will defeat this in no time.

I wonder how long it'll be until Apple comes up with a fix for this?

I wonder how long it'll be until Apple comes up with a fix for this?

Probably before the the end of the day, I would imagine.

But is this really a surprise to anybody? I mean, really, how much can the RIAA bitch about this? They sell CDs that anyone can burn and share - they should be happy that Apple is trying to improve upon this model in the first place. Of course, I know they will still bitch...

Anyway, I've never been one to agree with the Windows people that argue the security-by-obscurity for why Mac OS X is not hacked to bits like Windows, but it would seem that this adds aome serious fire to their arguement. Here in music where Apple is the most popular and widely used, they are getting hacked (semi-successfully) more often than their WMA counterpart.

Yes and no. True iTunes is getting hacked more than WMA because of its popularity, but this has no bearing on the relative security of the software or operating systems.

The problem is that DRM like this is flawed by definition. In order for me to be able to listen to the track, my computer has to have the capability to decode and play it. Therefore there has to be a hole that can be exploited to get that information. Jon is very good at finding that hole that has to exist.

The system is guaranteed to be breakable as long as you look hard enough.

The same is not true for operating systems. The system does not have to be breakable, so now you can make an assessment based on the architecture.

How long before the CEO of Napster writes a letter to the RIAA about this? Talk about karma.

But it's still not as bad as Napster's dilemma. With iTunes, you still have to actually BUY the song for this to work. Not everyone who purchases songs from iTunes will take out the DRM, most people don't even mind or know it's there to begin with.

Fishes,
narco.