Fairtunes, Playfair, and iTunes
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Apple slams the door on PlayFair and
FairTunes
Apple slams the door on PlayFair and
FairTunes
04/28/2004 11:32 AMApple has upgrade iTunes along with a new iPod release. Seems they
where not very happy with the PlayFair and...
Playfair strips DRM from iTunes Music
Playfair strips DRM from iTunes Music
04/09/2004 04:00 PMPlayfair is a tool that
converts protected AAC tracks purchased from iTunes Music Store to
unprotected files.
PlayFair Back: Use iTunes Purchased
Music Your Way
PlayFair Back: Use iTunes Purchased
Music Your Way
05/11/2004 01:22 PMApple will no doubt launch its lawyers again, but the useful
"PlayFair" software, which let purchasers of iTunes Music Store songs
remove Apple's restrictions, is back online. It has a new hosting site
and name: Hymn.
Understand: You still have to have bought the songs in order to use
this, and the songs are still tied to the unique ID created when you
purchased. This is about fair use, not "pirating" other people's
work.
Just Let PlayFair Die Already, OK?
Just Let PlayFair Die Already, OK?
05/19/2004 06:08 PMBy breaking the DRM you're only jeopardizing the future of the iTunes
Music Store. By Wincent Colaiuta (via MyAppleMenu)
playfair 0.5.0
playfair 0.5.0
04/12/2004 11:22 PMA tool for decoding iTMS-protected AAC files.
Playfair is back under new name
Playfair is back under new name
05/12/2004 02:36 AMThe lawyers at Apple will be on the prowl but for at least know the
Playfair website is back under...
Playfair is back!
Playfair is back!
05/11/2004 03:34 AMPlayfair is the iTuens music player that removed the restrictions from
the music you bought from Apple. It was hounded off Sourceforge by
Apple's lawyers, and then it relocated to a server in India, only to
be removed again at Apple's behest. Now it's back a third time, still
hosted in India, with a new name: "hymn" (Hear Your Music aNywhere).
playfair has been renamed to hymn (hear your music anywhere) and is
back online with the legal backing of FSF India. It has been updated
with the latest FairPlay code from VideoLAN.
Link
(
Thanks, Jon!)
Other News: Playfair
Other News: Playfair
04/14/2004 10:28 AMThe iTunes AAC decoding project resurfaces in India.
Update on Playfair
Update on Playfair
04/25/2004 09:36 AMPlayFair Shut Down
PlayFair Shut Down
04/09/2004 03:59 PMPlayFair Shutdown
PlayFair Shutdown
04/11/2004 12:23 AM
MacSlash claims that Apple has issued a cease and desist order to
Sourceforge regarding the iTunes DRM circumvention software reported
earlier in the ...
PlayFair Pulled Again
PlayFair Pulled Again
04/16/2004 09:09 PM"[PlayFair] is contrary to our clients' terms and conditions governing
availability of the service and is causing them enormous potential
loss of revenue and reputation." By MacNN (via MyAppleMenu)
PlayFair - Stripping AAC DRM
PlayFair - Stripping AAC DRM
04/09/2004 04:10 PM
An application called Playfair has been released.
This application takes protected AACs from the iTunes Music Store and
decrypts them into unprotec...
PlayFair - Back Online
PlayFair - Back Online
05/11/2004 01:31 PM
PlayFair is back online with a new name (Hymn) as well as legal
support.
As previously reported, Playfair allows users to strip the Digital
Rights ...
Other News: Playfair Update
Other News: Playfair Update
04/26/2004 10:22 AMSlashdot has updates about Apple's attack on the Playfair project.
Apple refuses to PlayFair
Apple refuses to PlayFair
04/27/2004 10:20 AMOther News: PlayFair/HYMN
Other News: PlayFair/HYMN
05/11/2004 09:13 AMPlayFair is back online with a new name and a new release.
PlayFair to return 'soon'
PlayFair to return 'soon'
05/03/2004 11:38 PMThe PlayFair free software project is likely to come online again
soon, despite efforts by Apple to close it down, according to
InfoWorld...
Other News: PlayFair in India
Other News: PlayFair in India
04/20/2004 10:03 AMThe Indian Express covers issues with PlayFair, following its deletion
from SourceForge.
Playfair Relocates to India
Playfair Relocates to India
04/13/2004 08:49 AMPlayFair And The iPod Lock-In
PlayFair And The iPod Lock-In
05/20/2004 07:13 PMWhere Apple makes its money is from the iPod -- and the iPod is the
only device you can play music bought at the iTunes Store on.
Hymn/PlayFair removes that link between iPod and iTMS, making it
possible to buy music on the store while using it on a competing
player. That lack of tie-in is what makes Hymn a threat to Apple. By
Ian Betteridge (via MyAppleMenu)
Other News: PlayFair Shutdown
Other News: PlayFair Shutdown
04/12/2004 10:04 AMApple invokes DMCA to shut down the PlayFair project on SourceForge.
Apple Hunts Playfair in India
Apple Hunts Playfair in India
04/16/2004 11:42 AMPlayfair Lives Again as Hymn:
Information Wants to Be $.99
Playfair Lives Again as Hymn:
Information Wants to Be $.99
05/11/2004 11:58 AMWow, I never thought this would happen: Playfair, the tool that
removes the DRM from songs purchased from Apple's iTunes Music Store
(but not the unique ID tying them to your account e.g. not suitable
for file sharing), has been released in a new version that works with
the Fairplay...
PlayFair Pulled Due to DMCA Request
PlayFair Pulled Due to DMCA Request
04/09/2004 04:04 PMFairPlay v2 Reversed, Playfair Back
Online
FairPlay v2 Reversed, Playfair Back
Online
05/11/2004 12:13 PMPlayFair defies Apple; Web site back up
PlayFair defies Apple; Web site back up
05/11/2004 08:01 AMThe PlayFair free software project is back online, with both the
maintainer of the project and the hosting service willing to face a
legal challenge from Apple Computer Inc.
Apple takes Playfair bullying to India
Apple takes Playfair bullying to India
04/16/2004 11:50 AMPlayfair is the program that removes the use-restriction wrapper from
your iTunes Music Store tracks. It used to be hosted on SourceForge,
but they chickened out when Apple sent them a bullying note demanding
takedown under the ludicrous and loathesome DMCA. Playfair moved to a
host in India, which apparently has no such law, but now Apple has
nastygrammed the Indian hosts too, resulting in another takedown while
the Indians get some legal advice. Gee, Apple, you really can't buy
publicity like this. Well, you can. But why would you want to?
Link
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via /.)
Apple's jackboots step on PlayFair in
India.
Apple's jackboots step on PlayFair in
India.
04/18/2004 12:23 AMSarovar, an open source project site in India has received a legal
threat from an Indian solicitor in the pay of Apple Computer. PlayFair
had been moved there after Sourceforge removed it in response to
Apple's DMCA threat to them. The letter demanded that Sarovar remove
the PlayFair project from its site. Apparently feeling it had no
choice, Sarovar has complied.
PlayFair defies Apple; Web site back up
(MacCentral)
PlayFair defies Apple; Web site back up
(MacCentral)
05/11/2004 07:47 AMMacCentral - The PlayFair free software project is back online, with
both the maintainer of the project and the hosting service willing to
face a legal challenge from Apple Computer Inc.
Playfair bullied offline by Apple,
reappears on Indian site
Playfair bullied offline by Apple,
reappears on Indian site
04/09/2004 04:04 PMPlayFair, the free software project that allowed you to strip the
copy-restriction wrapper off of your iTunes Music Store tracks, has
been removed from SourceForge in response to a threatening letter,
apparently from Apple. It has been
relocated to a server
in India, and development continues apace.
Link
(
Thanks, Jonathan!)
iTunes 4.5 Marks iTunes Music Store's
First Anniversary (28-Apr-2004; 3.7K)
iTunes 4.5 Marks iTunes Music Store's
First Anniversary (28-Apr-2004; 3.7K)
04/28/2004 05:29 PMiTunes 4.5 and the iTunes Music Store,
One Year Later (03-May-2004; 15.9K)
iTunes 4.5 and the iTunes Music Store,
One Year Later (03-May-2004; 15.9K)
05/03/2004 09:01 PMShare your iTunes library with iTunes
catalog AND MP3 Sushi
Share your iTunes library with iTunes
catalog AND MP3 Sushi
06/22/2004 09:14 AMI tried almost avery application to share my iTunes music library, and
I came up with the conclusion that MP3 Sushi (for its simplicity) and
iTunes Catalog (for its look) are the best solutions. iTunes Catalog
would be suffic...
Internet iTunes registry, a cool iTunes
site
Internet iTunes registry, a cool iTunes
site
12/19/2003 11:50 AMFound a cool site today, which has recently launched. Called the
Internet iTunes Registry.
You upload your iTunes Playlists in xml, and then play with the data
of yours or other users.
Like Pixels? Check out
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X
04/29/2004 07:47 AMonly works for Windows 2000 or XP .. iTunes 2.0.4 Download Now .. Free
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iTunes 4.5 Released on iTunes
Anniversary
iTunes 4.5 Released on iTunes
Anniversary
04/28/2004 08:41 AM
Apple released iTunes 4.5 today.
The newest version of iTunes offers several new features.
- iMix - Share your taste. Publish your playlists
-...
"Apple - iTunes - Download iTunes"
"Apple - iTunes - Download iTunes"
04/30/2004 03:43 AMiTunes 4.9 Soon?
iTunes 4.9 Soon?
06/22/2005 02:46 AM
Appleinsider reports that iTunes 4.9 is nearing the final stages of
development and will be unveiled at the end of June or by the first
week of July.
...
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De-DRM Your iTunes with iOpener
De-DRM Your iTunes with iOpener
08/28/2004 11:59 PMDirect and Related Links for 'De-DRM Your
iTunes with iOpener'
For months now some iTunes users have been using a program called
Hymn, formerly known as Playfair, to remove the digital rights
management (DRM) protection from iTunes purchased music. The process
of using Hymn to “release” files is fairly straightforward; although,
somewhat lengthy (command line only) for users of Windows operating
systems. This has all changed with the introduction of iOpener.
iOpener 0.1 runs under select Windows operating systems and works with
iTunes 4.6. It…
iTunes 4.1.1 is available for Windows XP
and Windows 2000
iTunes 4.1.1 is available for Windows XP
and Windows 2000
10/29/2003 01:14 AMiTunes And Windows XP SP 2
iTunes And Windows XP SP 2
08/12/2004 09:21 AMConspir
acy theory from a MacDailyNews reader: Microsoft is starting an
online music service. Microsoft releases an update to Windows. Their
largest competitor's software no longer works. Raise your hand if this
is a shock to you.
iTunes didn't "no longer works." What happened
is that the firewall in Windows is warning the user that, hey, iTunes
is sending out and receiving data into your computer. If you
trust iTunes and Apple, then just press this "OK" button to allow the
network traffic.
Which is precisely the correct behavior of a
firewall. If Microsoft's firewall didn't do this, I'd say that
Microsoft has failed in SP2.
One have to remember that there are
quite a bit of network traffic for iTunes: Rendezvous. (This is what
iTunes is using to share music, and find other users that are sharing
music.)
Sorry, but if you are going to post in a forum accusing
Microsoft (or any other companies) of doing illegal things, firstly,
get your facts straight.
iTunes 4 Windows
iTunes 4 Windows
10/28/2003 11:08 PMHell has indeed frozen over - Apple have made
iTunes 4.1 available to Windows users.
It's building up to an interesting time in the music sharing sphere
(?!). As competition to the iTunes Music Store,
Dell and
Napster are also rolling out their own music sharing
services within the next few weeks.
It'll be interesting to see how iTunes is received within the Wintel
crowd. I'm confident that the product speaks for itself - the only
problem might be making enough Window's users aware of it.
There may also be a negative effect simply resulting from it being an
Apple product, though the reverse of this argument doesn't hold when
you take into account the popularity of Microsoft software on the Mac
(Outlook, Word, Excel etc.).
Other News: Windows iTunes Kit
Other News: Windows iTunes Kit
05/20/2004 10:03 AMApple releases limited iTunes tools to Windows developers.
Apple's Windows iTunes SDK
Apple's Windows iTunes SDK
05/18/2004 11:58 AM
Arstechnica reports on a new Software Development Kit released by
Apple for iTunes Windows.
The development kit allows for tighter integration betw...
iTunes for Windows released
iTunes for Windows released
10/29/2003 12:11 AM
"The best Windows app ever" and "Hell froze
over" are
headlines from Apple 's
announcement of its release of a new
version of its iTunes
music download service, which is now playable on Windows
computers . Some
criticism has appeared from the Windows side , including
complaints that operating system, hardware, and digital rights
management (DRM) restrictions are too limiting .
The Many Faces Of iTunes For Windows
The Many Faces Of iTunes For Windows
12/22/2004 01:13 AMMicrosoft Windows have a philosophy, it seems, to offer one
thousand and one UI choices to do any single thing. This may not be
the best UI implementation, but, hey, it's interesting that Apple's
iTunes is taking this philosphy to heart.
On the Mac, you can
show iTunes as a full-fledge window, as a mini-window, or hide the
iTunes window.
On Windows, here's what you can do...
1)
Display as a full-fledge window, just like the Macintosh
version.
2) Display as a mini-window, just like the Macintosh
version.
3) Minimize the window, so that it appears as a button
on your task bar.
4) Also show the iTunes icon on the system
tray, so that you can right-click on it to access common iTunes menu
items. (To enable this option, open the preference dialog, choose
"Advanced", and select "Show iTunes icon in system tray." Now,
minimize the iTunes windows.)
5) Show the iTunes icon on the
system tray, but don't show the iTunes button on the task bar. (To
enable this option, open the preference dialog, choose "Advanced", and
select both "Show iTunes icon in the system tray" and "Minimize iTunes
window to system tray." Now, minimize the iTunes windows.)
6)
Don't show the iTunes icon on the system tray and don't show the
iTunes button on the task bar. Instead, show a mini-mini player on the
task bar itself. (To enable this option, open the preference dialog,
choose "Advanced", and unselect "Show iTunes icon in the system tray."
Right click on an empty area of your task bar, select the "Toolbars"
sub-menu, and then select the "iTunes" menu item. Now, minimize the
iTunes window.)
iTunes Bundling with Windows?
iTunes Bundling with Windows?
11/03/2003 12:21 PM
Peter Lowe, Apple's applications marketing chief, discusses the recent
release of iTunes for Windows in an online interview. Lowe recaps the
advantage...
Apple iTunes in for Windows
Apple iTunes in for Windows
10/29/2003 01:14 AMHell freezes over.
Windows iTunes add-on allows MP3
downloads
Windows iTunes add-on allows MP3
downloads
11/13/2003 06:29 PMA small software developer has created a program called MyTunes that
lets iTunes for Windows users download song files from other people
over a network...
iTunes For Windows Is Something To Sing
About
iTunes For Windows Is Something To Sing
About
10/29/2003 10:25 PMBy Matthew Fordahl (Associated Press via MyAppleMenu)
Windows App Cracks iTunes DRM
Windows App Cracks iTunes DRM
03/19/2005 03:23 AMApple Launches iTunes for Windows
Apple Launches iTunes for Windows
10/29/2003 12:12 AMiTunes for Windows on October 16th
iTunes for Windows on October 16th
10/28/2003 11:09 PMAccording to c|net, Apple will launch iTunes for WIndows at a special
presentation on October 16th. In an invitation sent to various members
of the press, Apple says, "The year's biggest music story is about to
get even bigger."
Steve Jobs has repeatedly promised that iTunes for Windows would be
ready by the end of the year.
Apple Releases iTunes SDK for Windows
Apple Releases iTunes SDK for Windows
05/19/2004 02:46 AM"DeDRMs, remove iTunes DRM under
Windows
"
"DeDRMs, remove iTunes DRM under
Windows
"
04/27/2004 08:57 AMApple Polishes iTunes for Windows
Apple Polishes iTunes for Windows
10/28/2003 11:07 PMiTunes and Musicmatch conflict on
Windows
iTunes and Musicmatch conflict on
Windows
11/05/2003 10:59 AMCNET reports that Musicmatch sent an email to customers on Monday
explaining that they can still use Musicmatch software to connect to
Apple's iPod, but also cautions that installing iTunes for Windows
will cause "a serious software conflict" which blocks Musicmatch's
software from connecting to the iPod. The email also provides detailed
instructions for uninstalling iTunes for Windows and resume using
Musicmatch. Apple has not yet commented on the situation.
Easy DRM Stripping for Windows iTunes
Easy DRM Stripping for Windows iTunes
04/26/2004 07:40 AMUse the Video Lan Client to generate your iTunes Music Store license
key, then deDRMs to strip the copy protection--but not the personal
information identifying you as the owner of the music--from protected
.M4P songs. Although the deDRM interface is clunky, at best (drag and
dropping individual files onto the...
MyTunes, iTunes filesharing for windows
MyTunes, iTunes filesharing for windows
11/15/2003 07:46 AMMyTunes
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iTunes Music Sales: Mac vs. Windows
iTunes Music Sales: Mac vs. Windows
08/05/2004 12:40 PMI've done a bit of looking around but cannot find this data. Does
anyone happen to know what percentage of iTunes Music download sales
are to Mac users vs. Windows users? Failing that, does anyone know
what percentage of iPods are owned by Mac users vs. Windows users?...
iTunes Windows Developer Kit Released
iTunes Windows Developer Kit Released
05/18/2004 08:57 AMA software development kit for those building software on that
platform that lets them integrate iTunes into third-party Windows
applications. By Macworld UK (via MyAppleMenu)
Sony NAS-CZ1 Streams iTunes, Windows
Media
Sony NAS-CZ1 Streams iTunes, Windows
Media
04/18/2005 08:22 AM
Details are lean at the moment, but T3 has information about
a new desktop audio system from Sony that can stream not only MP3s,
but WMA and AAC as well. If Sony supports the DRM schemes from Apple
and Microsoft, the NAS-CZ1 will be the first device I can recall that
is able to play both types of DRM-locked music. Of course, they could
just be talking about streaming unencumbered media files—we
don't even have a proper list of specifications or price yet.
(Thanks, Matthew!)
Sony unveils network audio system for iTunes
[T3]
iTunes for Windows Breaking Older iPods
iTunes for Windows Breaking Older iPods
11/14/2003 05:16 PMMusicMatch warns of iTunes for Windows
problem
MusicMatch warns of iTunes for Windows
problem
11/03/2003 09:05 PMMusicMatch on Monday sent out an e-mail to customers warning them that
if they install iTunes for Windows they will no longer be able to use
the MusicMatch Jukebox software with their iPod...
Fairtunes, Playfair, and iTunes
