ByeMusique.
ZDNet (and everyone else) reports: Apple disables iTunes hack. I’m curious to see exactly what the “fix” entails; as I mentioned on Friday when I examined the PyMusique code, the purchased audio files were already trivially encrypted with a key that was handed to the client. If they’re now encrypted using the iTunes Music Store DRM at the source (as the 30-second clips are), it should be straightforward to modify PyMusique to apply its DeDRMS routines to the purchased music to conveniently disable the DRM immediately after purchase. Of course, that is a blatant attempt to circumvent the restrictions Apple places on your purchase, so it’s certainly DMCA fodder.
As Brian Dolecki points out, the “fix” (which requires anyone purchasing music to update to the latest version of iTunes) forces all iTunes music owners to submit to Apple’s most recent alteration of the terms of service (no more than 5 network music listeners per day).
Pray they do not alter it further.
Update 3/22: Jon strikes again. This seems a little more blatant, deliberately spoofing the latest version of iTunes. Godspeed, DMCA-violator.