Edited by author 06-28-2003 04:48 PM
This guy's work presents some fascinating problems. At what point does an academic discussion become a DMCA violation? Is every person commenting also liable or is just the guy doing the work? Is Cory liable for linking to it?

It doesn't sound like he has ulterior motives besides figuring out how the DRM works. He's not looking for free music, he's found a puzzle and wants to figure out how the puzzle went together. But I could see Apple getting very antsy about his work, no matter how academic it is, when he uncovers any solution to the puzzle.

I'm sure it's also in Apple's financial interest to go after work like this, because I bet their deals with the music labels require their DRM is uncompromised.