Apple blocks iTunes hack
Found on CNet News on Sunday, 20 March 2005
Apple Computer says it has closed the hole that let people buy iTunes songs without any copy-protection technology attached. According to the company, anybody who wants to buy music from the store now will have to upgrade at least to the 4.7 version of iTunes.
The biggest hole is still open and cannot be patched at all: people can listen to the music. And as long as they can do that, it is possible to get the music without any DRM. So, in order to create a secure DRM environment, the music players will have to disable all audio hardware. Whops, I think I just gave the music industry an idea...