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myTunes brings a GUI to stripping iTMS DRM

by David Chartier (Sep 1st, 2006)

These crazy hackers are moving fast these days, but Engadget has stayed in stride by providing a walk-through of myTunes, a GUI front-end to QTFairUse (sadly, Windows only - for now), that python code they mentioned earlier this week (not to be confused with any other products by the name of ...

Windows app cracks iTMS v6 DRM

by David Chartier (Sep 1st, 2006)

JHymn users might remember that iTunes 6 broke the DRM-stripping tool, and it seems that Apple's done a good job of keeping FairPlay locked down - until someone cooked up QTFairUse6 for Windows. Yes, it's a Windows app, but it can apparently strip purchases from iTMS version 6.0.4 and above of their ...

Use iMovie to remove iTMS DRM

by David Chartier (Aug 15th, 2006)

This tip has apparently been around for quite a while, but the indispensable macosxhints just discovered it today, and I thought I'd share the love. It turns out that, using iMovie and at least one picture/video file, you can chose a couple of specific export options to crank out a DRM-free AIFF ...

Support doc: MacBook may run warm because rear vent is blocked

by David Chartier (Jun 5th, 2006)

First Engadget reported it, and now there's an official Apple Support document explaining the issue: some MacBooks (and Pros) are apparently making it out of the factory with a thin piece of clear plastic blocking covering the rear vent. The article states the obvious: that this plastic is used to ...

Breaking the Law: Stripping DRM from iTMS-purchased songs

by C.K. Sample, III (May 16th, 2005)

I haven't raised everyone's ire with an anti-DRM rant in a while, so I thought I'd share this bit. Here's the warning: according to the DMCA circumventing the DRM in your iTMS tracks is illegal; however, as the DRM contravenes existing fair use laws in the first place, the DRM itself is illegal. ...

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