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Apple's iPod code 'cracked'
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2006 09:28:05 -0400
Begin forwarded message: From: Bill Daul <bdaul () pacbell net> Date: October 24, 2006 9:17:07 AM EDT To: Dave Farber <dave () farber net> Subject: Apple's iPod code 'cracked' Asher Moses October 24, 2006 Cracked the code ... Jon Lech Johansen. Cracked the code ... Jon Lech Johansen. Photo: APThe iPod has just had its fifth birthday, but Apple's celebrations may be cut short thanks to a 22-year-old Norwegian who claims he's cracked Apple's proprietary iPod-iTunes ecosystem.
Jon Lech Johansen, affectionately known as DVD Jon, garnered worldwide fame and notoriety when, at the age of 15, he cracked the encryption scheme used by DVD. This allowed for DVDs to be copied and played back on any device.
Now Johansen claims he's mastered the inner workings of the iPod and its FairPlay encryption technology, allowing him to remove many of the restrictions Apple places on its users.
http://www.smh.com.au/news/digital-music/apples-ipoditunes-code- cracked/2006/10/24/1161455702584.html
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