iTunes Hacked
The code that prevents music downloaded from Apple’s iTunes store being played on any portable player other than an iPod has been “cracked”.
Hacker Jon Lech Johansen has made a name circumventing software used to restrict the use of digital media, his company, DoubleTwist, said that it planned to license the code to other digital music player manufacturers. “There’s a certain amount of trouble that Apple can give us, but not enough to stop this,” Monique Farantzos, managing director at DoubleTwist told Associated Press.
At the moment iTunes uses the Fairplay system, which allows music bought to be shared on 5 computers and only played on the Apple Ipod. The New “hack” would help companies such as Sony and Creative sell iTunes compatible Products.