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About this siteFor six years, the Internet Nexus served as my technology blog, but I've since started blogging at the SuperSite Blog instead. If you're looking for the blog, please head there. --Paul Friday, November 28, 2003Mac users attack iTunes hack creatorDVD Jon, the guy who wrote DeCSS and, this week, the hack for iTunes, has apparently been assailed by Mac advocates, who aren't used to their cute little world being overrun by hackers. Heads up, guys: This is what happens when you're popular. "Sorry to say this but, unlike with DeCSS where you were allowing Linux users to view DVDs, this time you've gone too far," one clueless reader wrote to DVD Jon, who notes how "completely clueless [these people are] about copyright law ... Did they suddenly realize that it's the RIAA, and not Apple, which determines the rules for the iTMS DRM? When they complain about Microsoft's DRM used by other music stores, why do they think that it's Microsoft, and not the RIAA, which determines the DRM rules?" Sorry to tell you this, Jon, but yeah, they did believe this, and yeah, they do think Microsoft's DRM is evil, while Apple is out of the good of the world. Welcome to my playground. Here's another story about the hack, which includes a note about how Apple is "not making money" on the iTunes service, as I've been saying. "Most of the money goes to the music companies," Steve Jobs told a financial analyst conference call. "We would like to break even/make a little bit of money, but it's not a money maker," he said. [ Posted at 11:41 AM | Permalink ]
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