Posts from — January 2005

In another tit-for-tat move, Apple's iTunes 4.7.1 breaks the anti-DRM utility Hymn.

Sources: The Register | GizModo | Wikipedia | Hymn-Project.org

Related Posts:

• Law Review Article - Microsoft's War Waged with FairUse4WM (November 13, 2006)
• Microsoft Sues Viodentia - Viodentia Responds with a Software Update (September 26, 2006)
• Microsoft Issues Takedown Notices for Sites Hosting FairUse4WM (September 17, 2006)
• Microsoft & Viodentia Play Cat & Mouse with DRM-Circumvention Tool FairUse4WM (September 14, 2006)
• Hymn is Back with QTFairUse in an Ongoing Tit-for-Tat with Apple Over iTunes DRM (September 13, 2006)
• Microsoft's PlayForSure DRM Successfully Hacked (August 25, 2006)
• iTunes Locks out DRM-Free Purchases - Breaks PyMusique (March 21, 2005)
• Apple Brings Discord to Hymn (January 13, 2005)
• Apple Blocks Music Sales to Older iTunes - Forces Upgrade to Copy-Degraded Version (November 3, 2004)
• Hacker Takes Bite out of Apple's iTunes (August 12, 2004)
• Is Real's Hacking of iPod Legal? (July 30, 2004)
• RealNetworks Breaks Apple's Hold on iPod (July 26, 2004)
• iTunes DRM Cracked Wide Open for GNU/Linux (January 25, 2004)

Categories: DRM Arms Race, DRM Circumvention

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iTunes user sues Apple Computer for engaging in monopolistic practices - complains that music purchases from the iTunes Music Store could not be played back on other devices.

Sources: BBC | ars technica | PC World | Macworld| The Register | ZDNet

Related Posts:

• French Court Rules Sony's Portable Music Player & Download Service Breach Linked Sales Laws (January 8, 2007)
• Apple iTunes DRM-Antitrust Case to Continue (Tucker v. Apple) (January 8, 2007)
• Apple Sued Over iTunes DRM Lock-in (January 6, 2005)

Categories: Cases, DRM as Market Lock

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