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April 8, 2007
How to break DRM
How to break DRM (iTunes, DVD, etc) for lawful purposes
(copying for back-up, transcoding into different devices)
With simple straightforward steps any grandmother could follow, I aim to empower the "average user" to legally break DRM, to practice their right to transcode media into different formats so that this media can be enjoyed on any device, and to make back-ups. If you have always wanted to rip, copy, and mix video the same way you can with audio, and make DVDs (or video CDs that you can watch on TV by playing on your DVD player) as easily as you make mixed CDs (using videos from your DVDs, from YouTube, from your digital camera, etc), then this page is for you.
And if you ARE fairly tech-savvy, then please send the address of this page (www.antidrm.hpg.ig.com.br) to your friends and relatives who AREN'T tech-savvy. They too deserve to be able to free their iTunes-purchased music from Apple's restrictions, to share it with each other. They too deserve to know how to rip their DVDs and put that video on any device they want (including a burnt DVD, VCD, or Divx CD). They too deserve to know how to download YouTube videos to their hard drives and iPods. So please, encourage them to do these things. You'll help weaken the grip of DRM on the media we all buy. And the world will be a better place... ;]
Posted by Uzi Baron on April 8, 2007 at 9:45 AM
Comments
Also, for what it's worth, EMI and iTunes will apparently start selling music downloads without DRM in the near future. Knock me over with a feather.
Posted by: Peenie Wallie on April 8, 2007 at 10:13 AM