Playfair is back under new name

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Playfair is back!

Playfair is back! 05/11/2004 03:34 AM
Playfair 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!)

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 ...

PlayFair defies Apple; Web site back up

PlayFair defies Apple; Web site back up 05/11/2004 08:01 AM
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.

FairPlay v2 Reversed, Playfair Back
Online

FairPlay v2 Reversed, Playfair Back
Online 05/11/2004 12:13 PM

PlayFair Back: Use iTunes Purchased
Music Your Way

PlayFair Back: Use iTunes Purchased
Music Your Way 05/11/2004 01:22 PM

Apple 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.

PlayFair defies Apple; Web site back up
(MacCentral)

PlayFair defies Apple; Web site back up
(MacCentral) 05/11/2004 07:47 AM
MacCentral - 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 0.5.0

playfair 0.5.0 04/12/2004 11:22 PM
A tool for decoding iTMS-protected AAC files.

Just Let PlayFair Die Already, OK?

Just Let PlayFair Die Already, OK? 05/19/2004 06:08 PM
By breaking the DRM you're only jeopardizing the future of the iTunes Music Store. By Wincent Colaiuta (via MyAppleMenu)

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...

Update on Playfair

Update on Playfair 04/25/2004 09:36 AM

Other News: Playfair

Other News: Playfair 04/14/2004 10:28 AM
The iTunes AAC decoding project resurfaces in India.

PlayFair 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 Shut Down

PlayFair Shut Down 04/09/2004 03:59 PM

Playfair Relocates to India

Playfair Relocates to India 04/13/2004 08:49 AM

Other News: PlayFair in India

Other News: PlayFair in India 04/20/2004 10:03 AM
The Indian Express covers issues with PlayFair, following its deletion from SourceForge.

Fairtunes, Playfair, and iTunes

Fairtunes, Playfair, and iTunes 04/26/2004 11:02 PM
With the first anniversary of Apple's iTunes Music Service approaching, Apple is facing some repeated attempts at hacks opening up the iTunes Music fo...

Other News: PlayFair Shutdown

Other News: PlayFair Shutdown 04/12/2004 10:04 AM
Apple invokes DMCA to shut down the PlayFair project on SourceForge.

Apple refuses to PlayFair

Apple refuses to PlayFair 04/27/2004 10:20 AM

Other News: Playfair Update

Other News: Playfair Update 04/26/2004 10:22 AM
Slashdot has updates about Apple's attack on the Playfair project.

PlayFair And The iPod Lock-In

PlayFair And The iPod Lock-In 05/20/2004 07:13 PM
Where 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/HYMN

Other News: PlayFair/HYMN 05/11/2004 09:13 AM
PlayFair is back online with a new name and a new release.

PlayFair to return 'soon'

PlayFair to return 'soon' 05/03/2004 11:38 PM
The PlayFair free software project is likely to come online again soon, despite efforts by Apple to close it down, according to InfoWorld...

Playfair Lives Again as Hymn:
Information Wants to Be $.99

Playfair Lives Again as Hymn:
Information Wants to Be $.99 05/11/2004 11:58 AM
Wow, 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 strips DRM from iTunes Music

Playfair strips DRM from iTunes Music 04/09/2004 04:00 PM
Playfair is a tool that converts protected AAC tracks purchased from iTunes Music Store to unprotected files.

PlayFair Pulled Due to DMCA Request

PlayFair Pulled Due to DMCA Request 04/09/2004 04:04 PM

Apple Hunts Playfair in India

Apple Hunts Playfair in India 04/16/2004 11:42 AM

Apple's jackboots step on PlayFair in
India.

Apple's jackboots step on PlayFair in
India. 04/18/2004 12:23 AM
Sarovar, 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.

Apple slams the door on PlayFair and
FairTunes

Apple slams the door on PlayFair and
FairTunes 04/28/2004 11:32 AM
Apple has upgrade iTunes along with a new iPod release. Seems they where not very happy with the PlayFair and...

Apple takes Playfair bullying to India

Apple takes Playfair bullying to India 04/16/2004 11:50 AM
Playfair 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 (via /.)

Playfair bullied offline by Apple,
reappears on Indian site

Playfair bullied offline by Apple,
reappears on Indian site 04/09/2004 04:04 PM
PlayFair, 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!)

Floridians Bracing for the Arrival of
Back-to-Back Tropical Storms (Los
Angeles Times)

Floridians Bracing for the Arrival of
Back-to-Back Tropical Storms (Los
Angeles Times) 08/12/2004 06:07 AM
Los Angeles Times - FORT MYERS, Fla. — As rare back-to-back tropical storms — one a hurricane, the other likely to become one — churned Wednesday toward Florida, Gov. Jeb Bush declared a statewide emergency and mobilized the National Guard. Tourists were told to evacuate the low-lying Florida Keys.

Livewire: Back to School Means Back to
Advergames (Reuters)

Livewire: Back to School Means Back to
Advergames (Reuters) 09/15/2004 03:18 PM
Reuters - Back to school for many kids means "back to Internet access" in classes where the best of filtering software is not foolproof, particularly against seemingly harmless Web sites used for invasive marketing.

POS! Microphone doesnt work. Took back
and got money back

POS! Microphone doesnt work. Took back
and got money back 09/11/2004 10:09 PM
TechTree Sep 12 2004 2:43AM GMT

To Florida WebmasterWorld Members - Back
Ups Back Ups

To Florida WebmasterWorld Members - Back
Ups Back Ups 09/02/2004 05:26 PM
In the face of a hurrican, do you have a diaster recovery plan?

"After coming back from a critical legal
conference, I find that the US
government are going back to spying on
people who disagree with government
policy"

"After coming back from a critical legal
conference, I find that the US
government are going back to spying on
people who disagree with government
policy" 02/10/2004 02:52 AM

"But the bond between veterans has to be
tempered in light of the individual's
record. Just as Mr. Kerry threw away
medals only to claim them back again,
Sen. Kerry voted to take action against
Iraq, but claims to take that vote back
by voting against..."

"But the bond between veterans has to be
tempered in light of the individual's
record. Just as Mr. Kerry threw away
medals only to claim them back again,
Sen. Kerry voted to take action against
Iraq, but claims to take that vote back
by voting against..." 01/27/2004 02:55 PM

SP2: Customer Push Back Leads to
Delivery Push Back

SP2: Customer Push Back Leads to
Delivery Push Back 08/17/2004 09:42 AM
Citing corporate concerns, Microsoft has postponed its automatic delivery of Windows XP Service Pack 2(SP2). Most corporate users of the Professional Edition now are set to get SP2 via Windows Update/Automatic Update by August 25 or later (rather than August 16, as planned).

Time To Back Up Your Back Ups

Time To Back Up Your Back Ups 09/01/2004 06:24 AM
Wasn't Jack Valenti just telling us that DVDs last forever? Maybe not. As many people are now learning, digital media has a pretty rapid decay rate. The latest to discover this was a reporter who, five years ago or so, had fallen for that old (har har) "paperless office" gag that has been pulled before. He bought a CD-RW and scanned in all sorts of stuff (including photos and old articles he'd written) -- and then made the fatal mistake: he tossed out the original copies. Glad to have the filing space back, he proceeded to shove the CDs on a shelf somewhere and forget about them for years... until now. Partly out of curiosity, he pulled out these backup CDs, put them in his CD drive and discovered the wonders of Windows error messages. He begins to wonder (uh oh) what will this mean for all the CDs and DVDs he's been paying good money for over the years. It would be nice if he could back them all up, perhaps multiple times to various different storage media, but the entertainment industry isn't real keen on that idea, seeing as they're actively stompin g out those who try to help you save your own digital files.
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