DeCSS author recreates FairPlay DRM
updated 01:10 pm EDT, Mon October 2, 2006
FairPlay DRM recreated
The author of DeCSS -- which circumvents Macrovision protection on movie DVDs -- has successfully recreated Apple's FairPlay DRM (Digital Rights Management), and has spoken with Apple CEO Steve Jobs about potential plans to offer legal licenses to other online music stores. Jon Lech Johansen -- also known as "DVD Jon" -- is infamous for his ability to break copy protection, and has successfully reverse engineered FairPlay, according to Electronista. While Jobs was not informed of Johansen's specific plans and may respond differently in the future, the executive purportedly warned Johansen that while Apple was not a litigious company, other companies might not share the same opinion.
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While Jobs was not informed of Johansen's specific plans and may respond differently in the future, the executive purportedly warned Johansen that while Apple was not a litigious company, other companies might not share the same opinion.
Not litigious? Oh, that's just funny! Who is this guy, Steve Jobs? The next Seinfeld?
And who are these 'other companies' that would sue? "What? You want to license us Napster folks a FairPlay compliant DRM, so our music can play on iPods? Are you crazy! We're taking you to court to stop you from doing this kind of thing!"
On second thought, Napster just might be stupid enough to sue.