Microsoft is attempting to sue the group who devised the FairUse4WM crack that allows the DRM to be stripped from Windows Media 10 and 11 files, potentially opening up all the services that use it, including Napster, to a free-for-all.
Unsurprisingly, despite Microsoft patching up their protection, it was cracked again the next day. They're suing for copyright infringement, because FairUse4M uses code from Windows Media development kit version 9.5. They claim over £40,000 in losses.
Microsoft said that the defendants have gone to substantial lengths to hide their identities (well duh!) but experts say that in the long term it won't really hurt Microsoft or any of the legitimate download services that rely on the DRM. Content providers know that no DRM is unbreakable.
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