"The man responsible for writing software that allowed people to circumvent copyright technology on DVDs has posted software on the Internet that may allow Windows-using customers of Apple Computer Inc.'s iTunes Music Store to break digital rights management (DRM) technology that protects files downloaded from that service," reports IDG News.
"A link to the file, called QTFairUse, was posted on a Web log that is maintained by Jon Lech Johansen, also known as "DVD Jon." When compiled and run, the program allows iTunes users to make raw copies of songs that use Apple's MPEG-4 Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) standard."
Comment: yes, it should say "the AAC standard Apple uses." However, this is the second circumvention, following MyTunes, which allows users to download files from other iTunes users -- but not steal them if they are copy-protected iTunes downloads, as CNet explains.
