16 Oct 2006
Never met a rule they couldn't break ...

Hel, why'd they go to all that trouble? I can play any music I'd care to on my iPod, my Apples, my Wintel box or even my SuSE machine. Without any "special" software or DRM stripping required.

My technique? It's called the "analog hole" (look it up for yourselves), and it will exist as long as humans have ears. The RIAA had best get used to it.

Ruckus, the new downloading software aimed at preventing illegal file-sharing, arrived at Ball State University less than a month ago--but students have already found a loophole that allows them to break copyright as they like. Ruckus was supposed to allow students to download songs but not play them on an iPod. But by using software that strips files of their "digital rights" coding, students can get around the restriction, the Daily News reports.

(link) [U.S. News & World Report]

07:50 /Copywrongs | 2 comments | permanent link