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Lara Croft creator speaks out

Lara Croft creator speaks out 06/11/2004 04:56 AM
One of the most iconic figures of video games might not have made it off the drawing board.

Exclusive -PyMusique Creator : Napster
DRM Cracked

Exclusive -PyMusique Creator : Napster
DRM Cracked 04/13/2005 07:26 PM
Neowin previously reported on the work done by Cody Brocious to get iTunes working on Linux; in a soon to be released updated version, Cody and his group have announced plans to support the Napster Music Store as well.

However, in the process of making PyMusique work with Napster, the group have broken the Digital Rights Management (DRM) system that the company uses. Unlike Apple's iTunes, the DRM is applied 'server-side', making the decryption process a lot more complicated. The team have formulated a method for removing the DRM on WMA files allowing them to play on non-Windows systems.

Amazingly, Brocious says the DRM crack could be applied to other stores (MSN Music, Napster, Wall mart) using the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WMA">WMA </a>file format; "we would have to figure out how to get their license keys, which is a relatively trivial process". The origins of the WMA DRM crack are <A href="http://cryptome.org/beale-sci-crypt.htm">Beale Screamer's</a> code which was released in late 2001.

Napster does not currently offer a client for Linux or Apple. Brocious, with help from project partner Alex Goodwin, claims that the software will enable users on Windows, Linux and Mac systems to access both the Napster and iTunes music stores.

Napster offer unlimited downloads for a monthly subscription of $14.95. Whilst the downloads are unlimited, the DRM on the files stops the user playing them if they cancel their subscription. PyMusique circumvents this restriction by removing the DRM and allowing unrestricted use of the file. However, whilst removing the DRM on the files, users of iTunes and Napster must still pay for the content.

Brocious expects the new version to be released in the coming days. In stark message to e-music vendors, the team urged them to "Release Linux versions of your software, closed source or not, so we can use your services without this hassle." One can't but wonder, on this note, just how many pigs would have to be flying for Microsoft to meet these demands.

Stay tuned at Neowin for more information.

View: Neowin Interview : Cody Brocious
View: Cody's blog | Napster.com

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Napster vs. iTunes (Napster Responds)

Napster vs. iTunes (Napster Responds) 11/10/2003 11:25 PM
In response to Apple's claim of selling 5 times as many songs as Napster in it's first week of operation, Napster's CEO, Chris Gorog, responded in an ...

'Soma' Speaks

'Soma' Speaks 05/19/2004 01:30 PM
Some interesting nuggets in this interview with seldom-quoted Microsoft veteran "Soma" Somasegar. These days, Somasegar is vice president of Microsoft's Developer Division, but he's held a variety of roles at the company, starting with Microsoft's infamous OS/2 group. (He also currently oversees he oversees Microsoft's India Development Center (IDC) in Hyderabad, India.)

Dawkins speaks!

Dawkins speaks! 09/03/2004 11:20 PM
Rich ard Dawkins discusses religion with a Darwinian outlook. RD: Could religion be a recent phenomenon, sprung up since our genes underwent most of their natural selection? Its ubiquity argues against any simple version of this idea. Nevertheless, there is a version of it that I want to advocate. The propensity that was naturally selected in our ancestors was not religion per se. It had some other benefit, and it only incidentally manifests itself today as religious behavior.

Office For Mac Speaks PC

Office For Mac Speaks PC 06/08/2004 06:31 PM
By Anne Chen, eWeek (via MyAppleMenu)

McCartney speaks out against war

McCartney speaks out against war 05/28/2004 09:32 AM
Former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney criticises the UK for being too hasty in its decision to go to war in Iraq.

Teacher speaks

Teacher speaks 03/14/2005 06:21 PM
Teacher Kari Tuurna says that filtering software is not needed in schools, as teachers can perfectly well control what the kids are doing.

Erinomainen artikkeli, suosittelen lukemaan.

PM speaks up for innocents in law net

PM speaks up for innocents in law net 08/27/2004 07:39 PM
Calcutta Telegraph Aug 28 2004 0:11AM GMT

Pepe speaks

Pepe speaks 09/13/2004 10:29 PM
Why al-Qaeda is winning As nihilistic as it may be, al-Qaeda, from a business point of view, is a major success: three years after September 11, it is a global brand and a global movement. The Middle East, in this scenario, is just a regional base station. This global brand does not have much to do with Islam. But it has everything to do with the globalization of anti-imperialism. And the empire, whatever its definition, has its center in Washington. Bin Laden is laughing: Bush's crusade has legitimized an obscure sect as a worldwide symbol of political revolt. How could bin Laden not vote for Bush?

A spook speaks out

A spook speaks out 07/13/2004 08:27 AM
In "Imperial Hubris," a not-so-anonymous senior CIA officer says that bin Laden isn't an apocalyptic evildoer who "hates our freedom" -- he and his followers have real grievances that we must address by changing our failed Mideast policies.

The secretary speaks

The secretary speaks 09/15/2004 09:56 AM
CBS Memo-gate takes another fascinating turn this morning with a Dallas Morning News interview with the 86-year-old former secretary of Jerry Killian, George W. Bush's former commanding officer in the Texas Air National Guard. The former secretary believes the documents attributed to her boss on 60 Minutes last week are forgeries -- yet she vouches for the viewpoints expressed in them and says they reflect documents that would have been in Killian's personal file. "I remember very vividly when Bush was there and all the yak-yak that was going on about it," Marian Carr Knox told the News.

Triumph speaks!

Triumph speaks! 07/28/2004 02:44 PM
We've heard that Triumph was thrown out of the DNC. Here's a recent interview with comic Robert Smigel about his insult comic dog, his new DVD, SNL, Comedy Central, Adam West, and more.

Who speaks for you America?

Who speaks for you America? 03/06/2004 01:48 AM
The American People. Greg Knauss' latest offering let's the Americans know who is speaking on their behalf. Nifty use of RSS technology. [via msippey]

Ever wonder who still speaks latin?

Ever wonder who still speaks latin? 12/02/2003 01:08 AM
Ever wonder who still speaks latin? So it seems like the vanishingly small number of native latin speakers seem to work all for one outfit. They all also seem to be British.

Mr. Inside Speaks Out

Mr. Inside Speaks Out 09/14/2004 05:38 AM
Former Medtronic CEO Bill George has split with his brethren to make an impassioned case for courageous leadership.

Ubisoft CEO Speaks out Against EA Move

Ubisoft CEO Speaks out Against EA Move 12/30/2004 02:22 PM

"Wow, CBS News kind of speaks to me."

"Wow, CBS News kind of speaks to me." 04/10/2005 02:56 PM
Ho w would you remake CBS News? Lizz Winstead has some interesting ideas, while Don Hewitt and Al Primo stick to what they know. Meanwhile, Mark Burnett's take is the most hilariously stereotypical piece ever written by a sleazy television producer. So, does anyone else have any ideas?

Nationwide scream when W speaks at the
RNC

Nationwide scream when W speaks at the
RNC 08/27/2004 10:54 PM
Cory Doctorow: Al Franken wants you to holler on September 2 when W takes the stage at the RNC.

On September 2nd, 2004, at approximately 10 pm, George W. Bush will appear on television screens nationwide. For some of our fellow citizens, this will be a moment of joy. But for most of us, it will be the low point of an incredibly exasperating week.

Until now, there have been only two options: miss the speech (either by screaming at the television or turning it off), or bottle up the frustration within us, causing irreparable psychological harm. The first option is unbecoming of citizens in a democracy. The second option is just terrible. But now, for the first time, we have a better way. At the moment we see the president on our television screens, we will rise. We will throw open our windows. And, as George W. Bush moves to the podium in New York City, we will send him a message about his bid for reelection: we will yell, "fuggedaboudit!"

This will be a peaceful, non-disruptive protest. We will stop yelling before the president starts speaking. Our goal is not to drown him out, but to communicate. (And vent.)

Link (Thanks, tpy!)

Office speaks Hindi

Office speaks Hindi 02/17/2004 11:43 AM
CNET Feb 17 2004 3:50PM GMT

Tommy Tallarico Speaks!

Tommy Tallarico Speaks! 04/08/2005 05:55 PM
ZDNet Apr 8 2005 8:50PM GMT

Bush speaks against gay weddings

Bush speaks against gay weddings 02/19/2004 02:42 AM
The US president says he will only back traditional marriages, as gays continue to wed in San Francisco.

Swansea IT striker speaks out

Swansea IT striker speaks out 08/18/2004 10:50 AM
'I want to provide a public service, not line shareholders' pockets'

Jimmy Carter speaks

Jimmy Carter speaks 07/27/2004 11:13 AM
In case you missed it, I've posted the transcript of Jimmy Carter's speech last night....

Slashdot troll speaks

Slashdot troll speaks 11/01/2003 12:57 PM
Tom Coates has been discussing technical tricks for coping with message-board trolls on his Everything in Moderation blog, and, surpisingly, an avowed Slashdot troll has shown up to explain why he undertakes extreme technical measures to disrupt Slashdot's message baords.

...i believe that the people who must be treated with the most public, forthright, and open methods of censure are those who offend us the most. i do not believe that trickery is ever as effective as open methods because trickery is, at its core, dishonest to both the person being tricked and the online community you have secretly enacted policy for.

i believe that secret punishments inevitably lead to abuse and combativeness, that they lead to an arms race against people of equal intelligence and unlimited free time.

Link (via Oblomovka)

Zafi-b speaks in many tongues

Zafi-b speaks in many tongues 06/15/2004 10:00 AM
All bad

Mitnick Speaks About Hacking

Mitnick Speaks About Hacking 07/11/2004 09:20 AM

Novell channel man speaks

Novell channel man speaks 04/27/2004 07:15 AM
"We've taken a battering, but we're bouncing back"

Sherlund Speaks. Who Listens?

Sherlund Speaks. Who Listens? 06/16/2004 03:07 PM
Some industry watchers are wondering aloud about Goldman Sachs' analyst Rich Sherlund's Microsoft pronouncements. Sherlund predicted earlier this week that Microsoft would announce during its annual financial analyst meeting at the end of July that it would launch a $40 billion stock-buyback program to whittle down its cash horde. But, as The Street.com and others have noted, Sherlund was one of the original analysts on Microsoft's IPO back in the mid-1980s.

Ex-Longtime Schwabbie Speaks Up

Ex-Longtime Schwabbie Speaks Up 06/04/2004 01:55 PM
What happens when a company stops innovating?

Tim Berners-Lee Speaks at MIT/LCS on 19
September

Tim Berners-Lee Speaks at MIT/LCS on 19
September 09/06/2002 04:39 PM
6 September 2002: W3C Director Tim Berners-Lee gives a talk on the Semantic Web: A Certain Progress, Many Challenges at the MIT Laboratory for Computer Science in Cambridge, MA, USA on 19 September. Admission is open to the public. Please refer to the seminar page for the abstract and details. (News archive)

Mother speaks of car park tragedy

Mother speaks of car park tragedy 07/16/2004 12:15 PM
The mother of a girl who fell to her death with her father says the pair were "totally inseparable".

Microsoft speaks no evil at confab

Microsoft speaks no evil at confab 05/05/2004 04:56 PM
At the software giant's annual WinHEC developers conference, plenty of buzzwords come up over and over again, but there's one word nary a Microsoft executive is uttering: Sasser, as in the recent worm.

Microsoft's Linux Strategist Speaks Out

Microsoft's Linux Strategist Speaks Out 09/17/2004 03:51 PM
Linux Insider Sep 17 2004 7:55PM GMT

George Lucas Speaks on Trilogy Changes

George Lucas Speaks on Trilogy Changes 09/17/2004 11:52 AM

Cardinal speaks of Pope's legacy

Cardinal speaks of Pope's legacy 04/02/2005 06:18 PM
The leader of Scotland's Catholics believes the late Pope John Paul II left a strong legacy.

Worm speaks to Windows users

Worm speaks to Windows users 09/13/2004 02:45 PM
Using the Windows Speech Engine, the Amos virus greets XP users on start-up, makes a dubious claim, then bids farewell in Turkish.

Apple Speaks Mac To BBC -- Webcast
Online

Apple Speaks Mac To BBC -- Webcast
Online 12/03/2003 06:07 PM
Show highlights include a face-to-face interview with Apple's vice president of hardware product marketing Greg Joswiak. (Macworld UK via MyAppleMenu)

DevArticles Speaks with The Man: Rasmus
Lerdorf

DevArticles Speaks with The Man: Rasmus
Lerdorf 11/22/2002 09:30 AM

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