A history of DRM hacking

Bob Russell · 07-23-2006, 02:56 PM

In a recent ARS Technica article, Hacking Digital Rights Management, you can find an interesting history of DRM hacking. Everything from music to movies to e-books are covered.

"Like a creeping fog, DRM smothers more and more media in its clammy embrace, but the sun still shines down on isolated patches of the landscape. This isn't always due to the decisions of corporate executives; often it's the work of hackers who devote considerable skill to cracking the digital locks that guard everything from DVDs to e-books. Their reasons are complicated and range from the philosophical to the criminal, but their goals are the same: no more DRM.

We're going to revisit the history of the most famous DRM cracks. While the stories themselves are fascinating, one of the merits of such an exercise is to use the lessons of the past to consider the challenges of the future."

Follow the above link for the rest of the story.

spence · 08-30-2006, 03:50 AM

wow, that's a good link. i never thought of that before.

yvanleterrible · 08-30-2006, 08:54 AM

DRM has the capacity of killing the e-book soon. The greed of all these companies combined is why it is still in function.

It is inadmissible that while pretending to protect the rights of writers they restrict sales by overcharging.

No wonder sales of e-books have'nt taken off yet.

07-23-2006, 02:56 PM	#1
Bob Russell Recovering Gadget Addict Posts: 5,381 Karma: 676161 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Device: iPad	A history of DRM hacking In a recent ARS Technica article, Hacking Digital Rights Management, you can find an interesting history of DRM hacking. Everything from music to movies to e-books are covered. "Like a creeping fog, DRM smothers more and more media in its clammy embrace, but the sun still shines down on isolated patches of the landscape. This isn't always due to the decisions of corporate executives; often it's the work of hackers who devote considerable skill to cracking the digital locks that guard everything from DVDs to e-books. Their reasons are complicated and range from the philosophical to the criminal, but their goals are the same: no more DRM. We're going to revisit the history of the most famous DRM cracks. While the stories themselves are fascinating, one of the merits of such an exercise is to use the lessons of the past to consider the challenges of the future." Follow the above link for the rest of the story.

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08-30-2006, 03:50 AM	#2
spence Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2006	wow, that's a good link. i never thought of that before.

08-30-2006, 08:54 AM	#3
yvanleterrible Reborn Paper User Posts: 8,616 Karma: 15446734 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Que Nada Device: iPhone8, iPad Air	DRM has the capacity of killing the e-book soon. The greed of all these companies combined is why it is still in function. It is inadmissible that while pretending to protect the rights of writers they restrict sales by overcharging. No wonder sales of e-books have'nt taken off yet.

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