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Microsoft admits music hack
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donn_edwards
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A better way of beating DRM
Forget about the "fairUse4WM" - I've found a much better way of converting sound files. It's called "Total Recorder" and costs $17.95 (USD=R132.55 a few days ago) if you want to save files in MP3 format. You can record Skype calls, streaming radio, iTunes files, WM files, Audible.com books, and basically anything else that you can play on your PC speakers.
It intercepts the output to your speakers, so it's basically DRM-agnostic.
Details at http://totalrecorder.com/productfr_tr.htm for anyone interested.
I'm really disappointed with the SA Music industry for not having a South African iTunes store, and the Musica one sucks if you have an iPod. How Apple can sell iPods in this country without embarassment beats me.
Forget about the "fairUse4WM" - I've found a much better way of converting sound files. It's called "Total Recorder" and costs $17.95 (USD=R132.55 a few days ago) if you want to save files in MP3 format. You can record Skype calls, streaming radio, iTunes files, WM files, Audible.com books, and basically anything else that you can play on your PC speakers.
It intercepts the output to your speakers, so it's basically DRM-agnostic.
Details at http://totalrecorder.com/productfr_tr.htm for anyone interested.
I'm really disappointed with the SA Music industry for not having a South African iTunes store, and the Musica one sucks if you have an iPod. How Apple can sell iPods in this country without embarassment beats me.
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sparklehorse
Senior Member
Who uses wma anyway?
They're all hugely overpriced. R10 for a single track! What data rate are the tracks from Musica? They presumably come encumbered with DRM rubbish just like iTunes. Of course if you could capture the streams then their stuff might be worthwhile assuming you can stream 10 different tracks for R10. Otherwise it is just another overpriced rip-off.
Why should Apple care, they're making money.
sparklehorse
Senior Member
yup fundemental flaw in copy protection: you have to stop the song from playing, but you have to play the song to sell it. If you can play it you can copy it.