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Originally Posted by ratinox
I think you're quibbling. Either a DRM scheme is cracked or it's not. There may be degrees of cracked (key management compromise vs. encryption algorithm compromise) with associated degrees of risk (user stripping DRM from their purchases vs. anyone stripping DRM from any purchase) but cracked is still cracked.
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Maybe it's quibbling, but fact is that a 'true' crack means the encryption can be removed even when the key is not present.
If I steal a piece of paper with a code on it, so I'll be able to open the safe in your office, I haven't cracked it. I stole the code and opened it. If I can open any safe of that type without knowing the code, then I've truly cracked it.
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Also, i♥cabbages work with Amazon's DRM was built on darkreverser's work. Giving credit where credit is due.
Also, it was i♥cabbages who first presented a crack for Adobe ADEPT.
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I don't intend to take credit from anyone, but I don't know exactly who did what in the DRM-removal scene. I wasn't around (anymore) in the e-book community when the DRM was compromised. I found out half a year later, and returned to reading e-books partly because of it. (The other reasons were the introduction of the Kindle Touch, and the much improved calibre.)