Kindle Drm Hacked
Apple's iTunes / iPod is a closed business model, built on two essential premises. One is that songs bought on iTunes can only be played on iPod. The second premise is that songs purchased from other music download sites will not play on iPods.
Now Apple's business model is under attack – from 26-year-old hacker Jon Johansen. Johansen of Norway, has decoded iPod Digital Rights Management (DRM) encryption, known as FairPlay, sources with good reputation.
Johansen is doing his hack available – for a licensing fee – to businesses looking to sell hardware competing sites iPod, iTunes and download to compete with.
Note that Johansen's hack does not remove the DRM from downloaded songs. In fact, he adds DRM to deceive to iPods in the thought that a particular song has been purchased through iTunes.
If this tip is removed, close the business model fall apart?
Hardly. Johansen's decision to market his horse through licensing agreements means that your average music-loving teenager is suddenly will find his collection of iPod-compatible music. Instead, she will have more choices of legal music sites to download songs to iPod playable.
The effect of this may be less than the industry-standard pricetag of $ 99 per song. Apple could face real competition from other sites now can sell legal music to load on iPod units insatiable drive.
Something to consider for Microsoft Zune … if the hack was discovered on the iPod, a Zune hack can be far behind?
