Anakin Flair 0 Report post Posted November 28, 2003 Not sure if this should go here or in Music, so I'll just put it here and let Dr. tom move it if he feels it is necessary. ITunes Hacked! Posted By Kenny Hammond on 11.28.03 Yeah, like no one saw this coming... Apple iTunes is no longer a 100% safe service. Well known 19-year old hacker John Lech Johansen discovered a way to get around the anti-copying program allowing him to download, open and play songs from iTunes. Johansen promptly released a security-cracking program and a message entitled “So sue me” Ironically, Johansen iTunes crack was released just days before he heads into a Oslo court facing DVD piracy charges. Credit: Slashdot News Send Feedback to Kenny Hammond Nice way to fight the system Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slayer 0 Report post Posted November 28, 2003 Ironically, Johansen iTunes crack was released just days before he heads into a Oslo court facing DVD piracy charges. Nice work keeping him under wraps, Norway Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest FrigidSoul Report post Posted November 28, 2003 to pay his court fees he will become a Place Kicker in the NFL Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Fook Report post Posted November 28, 2003 Yeah! Stick it to the man! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
justsoyouknow 0 Report post Posted November 28, 2003 I've never used ITunes before, nor do I understand exactly how it works. Anyone care to explain this, in layman's terms? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Edwin MacPhisto 0 Report post Posted November 28, 2003 With iTunes, you can buy digital versions of songs for 99 cents apiece, or 9.99 or less for a whole digital album. The catch - beyond the fact that you have to pay - is that you can only burn the songs onto a limited number of CDs and copy them onto a limited number of computers. I think the file extension is .AAC or something like that. In any case, I think what this guy did basically circumvents the encryption Apple built into that file-type, and instead makes iTunes songs just like any old mp3, able to be burned and copied an infinite number of times. Unless he actually hacked the iTunes system itself, which would be incredibly impressive... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
justsoyouknow 0 Report post Posted November 28, 2003 Oh. Many thanks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kkktookmybabyaway 0 Report post Posted November 29, 2003 Nice way to fight the system Yeah, way to show up an organization that's trying to do something new in regards to the way we purchase music. You rock shithead. (I'm talking about this hacker, not Naitch...) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Czech Republic 0 Report post Posted November 29, 2003 I bet I could figure out a way to hack through it, even though I have limited knowledge. Just go to Cool Edit and record the line out as you'replaying the file, then save the soundwave reading of the song you just played as an MP3. I bet that would work. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest TheZsaszHorsemen Report post Posted November 29, 2003 Remember kkk.... no good deed goes unpunished. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Corey_Lazarus 0 Report post Posted November 29, 2003 Remember kkk.... no good deed goes unpunished. I dunno...I once let some drunk guy on the streets of Worcester see my wang for free, just because I was in an exhibitionist mood... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jobber of the Week 0 Report post Posted November 29, 2003 Sounds like they'll have to update the app and AAC format again with it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jobber of the Week 0 Report post Posted November 29, 2003 (edited) MacRumors has found that while this does do what it says it will, it's not exactly going to make anything playable. EDIT: Nevermind the bit that was previously here, it seems there's two different iTunes stories going around. Edited November 29, 2003 by Jobber of the Week Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Razor Roman Report post Posted December 5, 2003 With iTunes, you can buy digital versions of songs for 99 cents apiece, or 9.99 or less for a whole digital album. The catch - beyond the fact that you have to pay - is that you can only burn the songs onto a limited number of CDs and copy them onto a limited number of computers. I think the file extension is .AAC or something like that. In any case, I think what this guy did basically circumvents the encryption Apple built into that file-type, and instead makes iTunes songs just like any old mp3, able to be burned and copied an infinite number of times. Unless he actually hacked the iTunes system itself, which would be incredibly impressive... Couldn't you just burn the songs to CD once, and then rip them as MP3s? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jobber of the Week 0 Report post Posted December 5, 2003 Couldn't you just burn the songs to CD once, and then rip them as MP3s? Yes, or you could record it in a sound recorder as someone else mentioned above. Both techniques give you quality loss. In the case of the CD thing, it's downsampled once as it's burned to CD, then downsampled again when encoded to the lossy MP3 format. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
