On Sep 10, 2005, at 12:32 PM, Dave D wrote:
Dave Dewey Wrote:
Read this.
http://www.hymn-project.org/
I did.
I got far enough in the FAQ to see that JHymn needs to log into an
Apple server, pretending to be a legitimate computer running
iTunes, in
order to get a key to unlock the tunes. If you want to take that
chance, great.
I am not a lawyer, but my (pretty extensive) research on this issue
comes up with results that are not as clear cut as yours.
JHymn logs into an Apple server to get *your* FairPlay keys, not some
random hacker keys, or whatnot. Thus, you're modifying music that
you've paid for, using keys that you've been given a right to use to
access that music.
So at worst, you've violated Apple's Terms of Use (the discussion
about whether click-thru licenses are even legal to start with is a
separate one altogether), but I have a hard time seeing this
violating the DCMA. Plus, we all knowing, modifying DRM'ed music is
double plus ungood, right? :)
Or let me rephrase the argument this way: JHymn has been around for a
long time now. If there was any hint of DCMA violation, I think Apple
would have nuked them from orbit with their army of lawyers, which as
we know they're not shy about using.
Just my $.02 on this.
Victor
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