Embedded in subscription copyright protected content

Aug 30, 2006 08:02 GMT  ·  By

FairUse4WM is the star of a Pleiades of reports circulating on the Internet, so much so that it has even attracted Microsoft's undivided attention. This because the application delivers a method for removing Windows Media DRM 10 and 11 protection from files downloaded via Windows Media supported subscription services. The Redmond Company, addressing the issue, has stated that it plans to release an update that would amputate the FairUse4WM capabilities.

FairUse4WM is a graphical user interface designed to complement the DRM removal program "drmdbg" that manages files containing digital rights copyright protection code. "Microsoft has long stated that no DRM system is impervious to circumvention--a position our content partners are aware of as well," a Microsoft representative acknowledged. "That is why we designed the Windows Media DRM system to be renewable, so that if such events occur the system can be refreshed to address them."

While solutions to break the DRM barriers are not novelty items, FairUse4WM actually permits the stripping of DRM from subscription copyright protected content allowing for unlimited usage of the files independent of the subscription renewal process.