By Will Sturgeon
Published: Wednesday 25 October 2006
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Name
Warren Swaine
Location
Reading, UK
Occupation
IT Consultant
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Why is it that whenever someone "cracks" DRM the computer press get all excited about it?
I've been cracking audio DRM for the last 4 years with nothing more than a 2.5mm to 2.5mm jack lead. Speaker out - line in. Works every time, completely unstoppable by any DRM software update and I can copy my music to whatever device I want.
Audio DRM is fundamentally flawed as long as music needs to be played through loudspeakers or headphones and no one seems to have been brave enough to point this out to the companies pouring millions into the industry.
Make it all free, then we'll see who comes to the ...
Anonymous
Why is it that whenever someone "cracks" DRM the c...
Warren Swaine
There is a massive difference between making it fr...
Anonymous
I wonder what the litigious fruit will do?
Justin Wheatley
Why do I detect a sense of triumph in this report....
Anonymous
This just proves what a friend of mine from Americ...
Sarah
2.5mm Jack Plugs.
At the APIG meeting in Februa...
Anonymous
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