Rock Band Switchfoot Explains How to Beat DRM
The rock band, Switchfoot, is angry about the DRM being used by record labels today and the trouble fans are having importing the band’s music into programs like Apple’s iTunes. In a recent music forum post (that’s apparently been removed), the Switchfoot bassist says, "My heart is heavy with this whole copy-protection thing. We were horrified when we first heard about the new copy-protection policy that is being implemented by most major labels, including Sony (our own label), and immediately looked into all our options for removing this from our new album. Unfortunately, this is the new policy for all new major releases from these record companies. It is heartbreaking to see our blood, sweat and tears over the past two years blurred by the confusion and frustration surrounding this new technology. It is also unfortunate when bands such as ourselves, Foo Fighters, Coldplay, etc. are the target of this criticism, when there is no possible way to avoid this new industry policy."
He then explains how to crack the DRM. (Even though Sony removed the post, the full text was thankfully copied and pasted here). Explaining his actions, he states, "We deeply regret that there exists the need for any of our listeners to spend more than 30 seconds importing our music, but we’re asking as friends and partners in this journey together to spend the extra 10 minutes that it takes to import these songs."
I say we all buy the album and crack the DRM just on principle!
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funny, because Sony themselves are explaining how to overcome the copy protection, according to a post on Slashdot.
Poor Sony….Can’t catch a break, even from their own slaves er, I mean, artists.
my favorite to date is a song, the lyrics of which describe in detail the C code required to break DRM. perhaps a tiny bit too geeky for the mainstream, though.