DVD Jon Pimping iTunes DRM To Manufacturers
DVD Jon, the brilliant computer programmer known for posting a crack on his website, at the age of 15, that allowed users to copy DVD’s onto their computers, has now reverse engineered Apple’s Fairplay license that they use on iTunes to protect songs from being copied. Now here’s the kicker: instead of posting the crack on a website, he is offering the technology to non-Apple manufacturers who can use the crack to...
StreamCast Loses File-Sharing Lawsuit
A federal judge ruled against the Morpheus online file-sharing software, finding the firm encouraged computer users to share music, movies and other copyright works without permission. The ruling was a sweeping victory for a coalition of Hollywood movie studios, record companies and music publishers who sued Los Angeles-based StreamCast Networks and similar firms in 2001. The case led to a landmark copyright ruling by the U.S. Supreme...






