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> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 19. lokakuuta 2001 22:16 > To: 'Free Sklyarov mailing list' > Subject: [free-sklyarov] DMCA Protester Cracks Microsoft's Copyright > Protection Code > > > From Newsbytes: > > http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/171331.html > > A programmer claiming to be "mad as hell" about the Digital Millennium > Copyright Act (DMCA) has apparently cracked a recent version of > Microsoft Corp.'s [NASDAQ:MSFT] digital rights management technology. > > In addition, the anonymous cracker has released software that > apparently > can remove technological locks on some audio files, while issuing a > manifesto decrying what is described as the "erosion of > readers'/listeners' rights" at the hands of media companies and > lawmakers. > > Adapting a moniker and a rallying cry from the character of > Howard Beale > in the 1976 movie "Network," someone using the name "Beale Screamer" > released a program called "FreeMe" - along with its source code. The > program appears capable of removing content protections from Windows > Media Audio (.wma) files. > > ... > > More info can also be found here: > > http://cryptome.org/ms-drm.htm > > Also searching for "Beale Screamer" at Google Groups > (http://groups.google.com/) shows 7 messages from the author about > FreeMe. > > Richard
