iTunes 4.5 authentication scheme cracked
updated 01:40 pm EDT, Thu April 29, 2004
iTunes 4.5 cracked
Following the release of iTunes 4.5 yesterday and reports that Apple had to share and/or download songs from fellow iTunes users. The new version iTunes 4.5 changes the authentication algorithm; however, with the new tools, developers will be able to create applications that, once again, work with iTunes.
Apple's FairPlay DRM still locked
Though users may have found a way to hack into iTunes and allow other programs to work with the application, the updated copy-protection (DRM) found in iTunes 4.5 still remains untouched: several readers note that iTunes 4.5 does prevent users from "cracking" iTunes (protected) tracks with PlayFair or FairTunes; however, users can still playback songs that were previously stripped of their DRM-components (anti-copy protection).
did i read it right?
04/29, 01:47pm reply
um..if i read this guys site correctly he just explains how it works....doenst have anything that will let you actually steel/decode anything. the app he has only allows you to view and listen to iTunes shares...not download them. at least thats what i get from its description. so what's the big deal? you can do that anywayz.
dwishbone
Grizzled Veteran
Joined: May 2002
That's what happens when
04/29, 01:57pm reply
you are popular. The more eyes are on you, the more people will line up to break in.
absmiths
Mac Elite
Joined: Sep 2000
The more you tighten...
04/29, 02:07pm reply
your grip, the more systems will slip through your fingers.
Dale Sorel
Mac Elite
Joined: Aug 2002
Cliche's
04/29, 02:13pm reply
get old. I think Apple is doing this stuff to keep relations with the labels good, not to stop piracy. I think Apple knows better than that (witness all their unprotected software).
absmiths
Mac Elite
Joined: Sep 2000
Not Piracy
04/29, 02:20pm reply
It's not really piracy if all he is able to do is use some 3rd party app to play non-DRM music on his own network. Big deal. I can already do that (and more) by just using iTunes as the client on all my Macs and PCs.
ender
Fresh-Faced Recruit
Joined: Mar 1999
The guy needs to read
04/29, 02:21pm reply
his license agreement. There is no provision under fair use law for reverse-engineering a product for compatibility with your product, and the license agreement explicitly forbids it (unconditionally).
absmiths
Mac Elite
Joined: Sep 2000
RE: Piracy
04/29, 02:25pm reply
The music industry will look at this as a way to do file sharing. User A shares his library, and user B downloads the entire thing to the local drive (either by bulk means or simply copying them over as they play). There is no guarantee that a program will do what you want, and if you don't like how it shares files that doesn't make it fair use to reverse-engineer the software.
Why doesn't he just use something like QT streaming server or one of the billions of MP3 servers out there?
absmiths
Mac Elite
Joined: Sep 2000
Why
04/29, 03:41pm reply
I wish people would stop trying to tamper with the files because they are only discouraging artists from using iTMS if they know there is a way people can get around it.
troymurray
Dedicated MacNNer
Joined: May 2001
what's the big deal
04/29, 03:44pm reply
again..whats the big whoop. it seems to only allow you to listen and view libraries...not copy them. not strip them of their DRM completely. its no big deal. so what if 50 people listen to my music i bought? if i through a party and made one of those new "party" mixes...more than 50 people might here it. is that piracy? get my point?
dwishbone
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Joined: May 2002
cop
04/29, 04:02pm reply
"so what if 50 people listen to my music i bought? if i through a party and made one of those new "party" mixes...more than 50 people might here it. is that piracy? get my point?"
Good God man! Learn English.
medmuse
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Joined: Nov 2002