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[PSUs]| Tuesday 17th July 2007 |
Windows Media DRM cracked again
11:33AM, Tuesday 17th July 2007
Hackers have again broken Microsoft's Windows Media DRM technology. A new version of the FairUse4WM program provides a simple drag-and-drop interface for converting restricted music files into the open MP3 format.
That includes files purchased from online music stores that rely on Windows DRM, notably Napster.
Microsoft said that the technology was designed to be easily modified when cracked but would not say when it expects to have closed this particular hole. However it will be hoping that a solution can be found quickly to avoid a repeat of the embarrassment last year, when BSkyB suspended film downloads and web access to sports clips after a similar breach.
Following that event, Microsoft filed a lawsuit against FairUse4WM's authors, but dropped the action when it failed to establish their identities.
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