Apple's iTunes DRM system cracked...

[NetRyder]

...by none other than iMovie.

Apple's iMovie can be used to strip the FairPlay digital rights management protection (DRM) on iTunes songs, according to a report by German news site Macnews.de. The site reports that Apple's own video tool can be used to create unprotected song files that be played on any computer without recompression, circumventing iTunes' DRM protection. iMovie users can use the "Share" feature of iMovie to export any imported (protected) song from the iTunes Music Store. The exported songs can either be stored in the un-protected AAC file format (used by Apple at the iTMS) or in the raw WAV file format; both of these formats are supported by iTunes.

Earlier this year, Apple used the DMCA to try to shutdown "Hymn," an open-source projected designed to convert iTunes songs into an unprotected format. The report notes that users can also bypass the iTunes song protections by burning a CD and then re-ripping the songs, although some loss of quality is expected during the recompression.

http://www.macnn.com/news/25695

 

[muzikool]

Hehehe... funny news.

 

[NetRyder]

You guys should see an update popping up very soon.

 

[Kush]

lol

 

[Kush]

whats the latest version that allows this so we know not to upgrade!

 

[Hsn]

Hehe... that was a funny read.

 

[X-Istence]

I have known about this for a long time, i have been using it for a while now on some of my iTunes bought songs.

 

[NetRyder]

I've just been using Hymn. Works perfectly

D:\Music>hymn *.m4p

 

[X-Istence]

Never tried hymn, but then again, i have iMovie in the first place, and it is only a few songs, not a ton at once.