
iBook's DRM Defenses Are Now Only for Show
Apple's iBooks have always been protected from running on unauthorised devices thanks to the company's FairPlay DRM. That is, until Requiem version 3.3 decided to throw a cow over iBook's walls.
Apple's iBooks have always been protected from running on unauthorised devices thanks to the company's FairPlay DRM. That is, until Requiem version 3.3 decided to throw a cow over iBook's walls.
Piracy's a fact of life. As a defence against having their intellectual properties swiped, cracked and traded online like so many football stickers, a lot of companies have turned to Digital Right Management; a move that seldom does more than temporarily slow pirates and enrage paying customers.