FairUse4WM Removes DRM From Windows Media Files
 

FairUse4WM Removes DRM From Windows Media Files



http://xbiz.com/news_piece.php?id=16741



LOS ANGELES ? A new program has been released on the Internet that strips digital rights management encryption technology from purchased Windows Media files. This allows users to circumvent entering their membership password to play protected files even after their membership has expired.

Some content providers implement DRM on their sites to prevent pirates from ripping off content they did not pay for, burning protected content onto DVDs, or sharing the media on a network.



The program only works one file at a time and requires the use of Windows Media 10 or 11. To use the program, the user would load the video or audio file into the program, which then strips it of its DRM keys allowing it to be shared unlimitedly.



FairUse4WM?s debut comes at a time when many companies offering digital media are spending substantial sums for DRM licenses to protect their content. Advocates argue that DRM is necessary for copyright holders to prevent unauthorized duplication of their work. DRM opponents argue that the presence of DRM infringes private property rights and restricts a range of normal user activities.



Originally released on Usenet, the program has been mirrored worldwide.

Online message boards are rife with talk over the program?s implications for downloadable media. Many expect Microsoft to issue patches just as fast as the program?s creator issues updated versions.

this is going to bug a ton of webmasters.

It was stupid to spend 10 years educating our customers that membership of a porn site meant no-DRM downloads. But we did it and when we finally figured that out, it was even more arrogant, short-sighted, naive, call it what you like, to think we could impose limitations without notice or explanation.

Welcome to the sound of roosting chickens coming home.

I remember saying during a seminar once, that "unbeatable security" just means it will take a 14 year old hacker an extra 20 minutes to break it.

it will be fixed, not the first time, microsoft just has to update the encryption key wheel.

Edit: I just looked it up and its the same drm2wmv.exe that some chinese hackers made a few years ago, All this is a GUI to make it easy to use, Without a GUI the program is fairly hard to figure out since alot of it is in chinese.

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could be a real pain.

all these vod sites will have to redo their shit, it seems it only works on 10 and 11 drm files and not 9.

expect to see microsoft go after any site that offers links to the download. its already in the works. you are talking about billions of dollars in lawsuits. i have never read microsofts t's & c's regarding drm, but i wonder if they protected themselves against lawsuits from people using drm should it be reverse engineered...

Well i dont know for you but i dont like any content which require monthly fee.I avoid them as hell.

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