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+-   Apple sends Cease and Desist to the Hymn project-> on Saturday February 23 2008, @08:47AM Troed

Submitted by Troed on Saturday February 23 2008, @08:47AM
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Troed writes "Legal (in many countries) iTunes DRM removal has for a long time flourished and been available using tools from the Hymn Project website (myFairTunes7, QtFairUse6) but on the 20th Apple sent a Cease and Desist note to their ISP forcing the site admins to remove all download links. It is speculated that this is due to a new tool (Requiem) being created that attacks FairPlay through cryptographic means instead of copying the unprotected music from memory while being played, but since the tools are no longer available (and there are still after several days a lack of public mirrors ...) discussions around this has died out. Many users buy music from the iTunes store and rely on DRM removal to be able to play the content on their mobile phones. Is Apple on dangerous grounds here, since those users might now start checking out competing services?"
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