Posted by Tim McNamara on 02/08/07 19:11

In article <1ht99mj.1nopnta1qqgb92N%jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz>,
jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) wrote:

> Tim McNamara <timmcn@bitstream.net> wrote:
>
> > In article <1ht8mwn.hno31m1jh2kyeN%jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz>,
> > jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) wrote:
> >
> > > Ura Dippschit <URN.Idiot@idiots.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > In article
> > > > <1ht8ee9.1bhr4vj1nakvb9N%jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz>,
> > > > jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > It is extremely easy to bypass iTunes DRM
> > > >
> > > > Don't tell the fine folks at JHymn that.
> > >
> > > At where?
> >
> > Google is your friend.
>
> A tiny bit of background couldn't hurt, ya know? :-) *googles and
> notes what JHymn is and it's current limitations*

Indeed. I didn't want to seem like I was specifically supporting what
JHymn does, though.

> Of course Microsoft just brands all it's customers pirates by default
> and imposes more onerous DRM. Strangely enough Apple doesn't treat
> it's customers like criminals and uses barely noticeable DRM, and
> iTunes music store sales keep increasing...

Microsoft seems to believe that it has been ripped off for many millions
of dollars by people pirating its stuff. They might be right, I really
have no idea nor do I have a clue as to how one could prove it. That
makes Microsoft a natural ally for the most draconian DRM schemes
possible.

Google "trusted computing" for a description of the private sector
version of Big Brother.

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