The Zune Marketplace Has Been Cracked

Oups, we haven’t seen that one coming. But it’s officially done. The Zune marketplace DRM system has been cracked. I mean completely cracked. Busted! The FairUse4WM software already used to strip down DRMs from other databases available on the Internet has been updated to add the Zune Marketplace to the list of crackable DRMs. The new version of the software can strip down the DRM lock on any song from the Zune marketplace.

This can work for songs bought with Microsoft Points or downloaded using the Zune Pass subscription. Most of the major gadget websites are reporting the news as we speak.

The hackers are saying that this is only to let people enjoy what is considered the Fair Use of copyrighted content. But everybody knows that the real use of this Zune hack will go beyond this notion of Fair Use.

Comments

[lee]

Im a bit slow but if it strips drm does that mean sune pass songs will not expire after a month

[Stephane]

Lee,

You're right on. But remember that doing this is against the terms and conditions of the Zune marketplace.