Zune DRM stripped

Zune DRM stripped

Daniel Fleshbourne on 16 July 2007 - 19:43 · 18 comments & 8088 views

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Hackers have released an application that strips off copy-protection features on music bought via the Zune Marketplace, Microsoft's online music store. The package makes it possible to remove the DRM shackles off Zune Marketplace tracks. Zune Marketplace works with Microsoft's Zune media players in a similar way to Apple's iTunes and iPod.

But unlike iPods, Zune players come with built-in Wi-Fi connections. So the hack allows subscribers of Zune Marketplace to hand over music to their mates who don't have a subscription but do have a Zune. Normally shared music can only be played three times.

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(3 replies) #1 ThePitt on 16 Jul 2007 - 20:04

Probably with this m$ will sell a couple more of this devices... Who knows.

#1.1 SharpGreen on 16 Jul 2007 - 20:19

lol yea

#1.2 Samboini on 16 Jul 2007 - 21:18

Haha, M$, your so funny -_-

Anyway, yes it might help shift more devices but come September I think Creative will be my choice again.

#1.3 Paulstorm on 17 Jul 2007 - 04:05

Quote - (Samboini said @ #1.2)

Haha, M$, your so funny -_-

Anyway, yes it might help shift more devices but come September I think Creative will be my choice again.

I'd love to see if you really do feel that way come September. :-)

(4 replies) #2 Shof on 16 Jul 2007 - 20:45

Why strip it? When you can use something like Audacity and record the sond as What you hear in the recording settings

#2.1 +SOOPRcow on 16 Jul 2007 - 22:02

Quote - (Shof said @ #2)

Why strip it? When you can use something like Audacity and record the sond as What you hear in the recording settings

So that you don't lose even more data when you re-compress it?

#2.2 flyakite on 16 Jul 2007 - 23:36

And so that you don't waste time? A few seconds to strip DRM, or re-recording the song as it plays, which is susceptible to glitches if you are doing other things with your computer as well that could hang Audacity or something similar.

#2.3 noroom on 17 Jul 2007 - 08:49

Shof, that was quite noobish. I take it you listen to 128 kbit MP3?

#2.4 whocares78 on 18 Jul 2007 - 08:12

it's called TIME adn EFFORT, and to keep the quality

(1 reply) #3 obsolete_power on 16 Jul 2007 - 21:00

I offer my full support to the community. I am against DRM and I am FOR any means of circumventing it!

#3.1 YaZoR on 17 Jul 2007 - 06:24

Quote - (obsolete_power said @ #3)

I offer my full support to the community. I am against DRM and I am FOR any means of circumventing it!

You

I like your style

#4 +Berserk87 on 16 Jul 2007 - 21:27

hahaha.

let the games begin!

here comes a boost in zune sales.

(3 replies) #5 bolix on 17 Jul 2007 - 00:39

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the last part wrong?? With or without DRM there's still the 3 day or 3 play rule...am I right?

#5.1 eAi on 17 Jul 2007 - 02:16

No, DRM enforces that rule. I'd guess that if you transfer a non-DRM'd file, it gets wrapped in DRM...

#5.2 Pc_Madness on 17 Jul 2007 - 09:54

Quote - (eAi said @ #5.1)

No, DRM enforces that rule. I'd guess that if you transfer a non-DRM'd file, it gets wrapped in DRM...

Yep, thats what was happening, not anymore.

#5.3 xMorpheousx416 on 17 Jul 2007 - 16:28

I was under that impression myself....from all the hoopla going around. That even if you put your own home videos or whatever on a Zune, transfered it...it will fall under the 3 day rule, and vaporize whether the receiver watched/listened to it or not.

#6 southside on 17 Jul 2007 - 12:17

So now you can transfer NON DRM music and have unlimited plays? This is what the Zune needed out-of-the-box to boost sales. Now just add a 3rd party bittorrent/emule/etc application and you have yourself one fine piece of media player.

#7 mealbundy on 18 Jul 2007 - 23:51

DRM=Dammm Retarded Microsoft? that explains their xbox line.

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