] "PlayFair is an integrated utility that removes the DRM
] from AAC music files protected by Apple's FairPlay
] encryption. Information is limited, but the source code
] is on SourceForge.net and it appears to actually remove
] the encryption itself and not simply hijack the QuickTime
] audio stream as earlier methods did. The cracking
] operation can only be done on songs the user has already
] has valid licenses for and requires either an iPod or a
] windows computer for key recovery. If you choose to
] redistribute these songs you will be violating the
] contract you bought them under: better hope they aren't
] watermarked or you might end up paying for releasing one
] in the wild. To me the authors are vandals not
] revolutionaries, and may have ensured WMA becomes the
] standard."

[ Hear - hear. Was it that tough to burn the CD and re-rip it? -k]