DVD Jon Creates DRM Killer

Firmafest writes to let us know that 'DVD Jon' Lech Johansen's company has released an open beta of DoubleTwist, a desktop application that allows the user to copy media to any device. There's a Facebook app too. The software is available for download at Doubletwistventures.com. Currently only Windows is supported, but a Macintosh version is on the way.

But can it...

[Thelasko]

1)Convert all of my HD DVD movies into Blue Ray movies?

2)Run on Linux

Re:I wonder who will be first..

[infonography]

I wonder who will be first to be contacting these guys and threatening legal retaliation based on DMCA.

"You can't copy that tune from there to this device. You must pay another fee!"...

I would guess it would be Prince. [techdigest.tv]

Who else?

Oh, great...

[XxtraLarGe]

Every time this dude releases a hack I'm not interested in using, I end up being forced to download a new patch from Apple for my iTunes/iPod if I want to buy new music.

Re:A utility to copy media to any device

[maxwell demon]

I've been using something like this for awhile, its called "dd" (run as root for extra goodness).

I've tried to use it to copy a CD to my mouse, but it didn't work, even when run as root.

in related news

[circletimessquare]

RIAA Creates DVD Jon Killer

"It Won't Be Apple"

[Wandering Wombat]

From Another Article:

The company is confident there will not be any legal challenges from Apple. "All we are facilitating are friends sending things to one another," Ms Farantzos told the Reuters news agency.

Stay tuned for DVD Jon's Autobiography...

[jpellino]

"My Life As A Nail"

Re:I wonder who will be first..

[unlametheweak]

Well if we can get everybody here on Slash to keep this little secret to ourselves, I'm sure there won't be any problems with the MPAA, DMCA or any other organizations harassing the company with lawsuits, etc. To quote the eloquent and charismatic [wikipedia.org]Steve Jobs, "Loose lips sink ships".

Re:Oh really

[somersault]

It's the digital equivalent of growing seamonkeys!

DMCA doesn't apply ourside USofA

[SethJohnson]

threatening legal retaliation based on DMCA.

I'd like to see US law enforced over in Oslo, Norway. Wouldn't that be a hoot.

Seth

Re:Setup Wants an E-Mail Address

[TheVelvetFlamebait]

Um, if your sig is accurate, how the hell did you end up replying to an AC?

Re:Quotable Quotes

[Ragzouken]

SpiceFlow Corporation? I sense plans within plans.

They Are After Our Spice!

[milsoRgen]

Spiceflow... you're right... I was blind, but now I see. It's the goddamned House Horkonnen [wikipedia.org] at it again. Probably in league with House Ordos [wikipedia.org].

Re:What is property?

[Anonymous Coward]

What is property? Property is theft.

No! Property is imaginary. (Do try to keep up.) Basically it doesn't matter how much it cost to produce a program, a movie or a song: because it's imaginary property, you can give copies to whoever you want. All IP licences [gnu.org] are unenforceable relics of a bygone era, so pirate away!

Re:in related news

[Unique2]

DVD Jon? Come with me if you want to live.

Re:Setup Wants an E-Mail Address

[MobileTatsu-NJG]

"Um, if your sig is accurate, how the hell did you end up replying to an AC?"

Um, if your sig is accurate, why did you reply instead of abusing the moderator system?

Re:Oh really

[somersault]

Well, if you must know, there are magical anti-DRM pixies inside the code that lovingly polish every bit as it passes through the transcoding process just to get its guard down, then they sprinkle them with magic pixie dust to remove the DRM, and finish the process with a nice close shave and boot polish. It's a trade secret though so don't tell anyone.

Really though - a DRM remover is a DRM remover, and this just goes to demonstrate that you will *always* be able to break DRM with the analog hole, the whole thing is such a joke.

Re:in related news

[SpydeZ]

Except when they sent it back in time, the orders got a bit scrambled and it ended up trying to kill someone named John Connor...

Oh yeah, well top this

[heroine]

My startup is a Web-based social network portable media player plug & play standards based open media file swapper with AJAX Google enhancement.

Re:I wonder who will be first..

[McFadden]

Wait, you're crediting a 40's-era propaganda campaign to Steve Jobs?

It's like mp3 players, smart phones, slim notebooks etc... None of them existed until Apple invented them. I thought everyone knew that.

EULA is interesting

[teg007]

Now dont you guys do anything that we would do... From their EULA (http://www.doubletwist.no/dt/Legal/EULA.dt) "C. You agree not to circumvent, disable or otherwise interfere with security-related features of the doubleTwist Website and/or Services or features that prevent or restrict use or copying of any Content or enforce limitations on use of the doubleTwist Website and/or Services, and the Communications Content made available by use of the Website and/or Services." I guess only DVD Jon is allowed to do that.

Re:I wonder who will be first..

[edwardpickman]

He knows it's a safe bet suing them since they'd rather settle out of court than admit to having a Prince song on their iPod. That should teach people for bulk downloading without checking what they are downloading. If you've downloaded 30,000 to 50,000 songs then there's a good chance there's a Prince song in the wood pile so you might want to cull them out.

Re:What is property?

[infonography]

Anarchists are so cute!

Actually it's Anarchists are so cute when their Angry!

Of course its just the structure fires that make it look that way.

Re:DoubleTwist

[Muffinmasher]

they discovered 105,000 of the 20,000 human genes we have today.

Wow, they are good.

Re:What is property?

[Capsaicin]

Anarchists are so cute!

Q: Why do Anarchists drink Herbal Tea?

A: Because proper tea is theft.

Re:DoubleTwist

[Otter]

It wasn't just them -- between Incyte, DoubleTwist, HGS and other companies, they probably patented at least ten times as many genes as are now believed to exist.