PlayFair Pulled Due to DMCA Request

doubleacr writes "MacSlash is reporting that PlayFair has been removed from SourceForge.net. Didn't see that one coming." We posted about PlayFair on Monday. SourceForge.net received a DMCA complaint from Apple on Thursday, claiming PlayFair is in violation of the anti-circumvention provision of the DMCA, section 1201(a)(2). As per SourceForge.net policy, the project has been disabled. Should the project managers file a counterclaim, the project could be restored. SourceForge.net is owned by OSDN, the parent company of Slashdot.

Didn't see that one coming?

[Anonymous Coward]

Funny, everyone else did.

T-Shirts coming soon

[hoggoth]

> PlayFair has been removed from SourceForge.net.

Oh good, should I order my T-shirts now?

Bad weekend to be a Mac user

[BandwidthHog]

*runs and hides*

Mantra when writing this sort of software

[Gothmolly]

Mirror early, mirror often!

Re:It is all clear now.

[Anonymous Coward]

>btw don't eat meat today. unless your black.

unless my black what?

Re:Our response should be simple and brutal.

[tantalus]

Publicly burn any Apple hardware you own Mac/Ipod/etc. Try to do this en masse, and call your local news station.

I hereby volunteer to be the organizer for a massive event of apple destruction. Please send any Apple hardware (and accessories... don't forget accessories) to me and I will personally supervise its elimination.

Re:Project still available elsewhere.....

[stephanruby]

The project has been off-shored.

Re:Project still available elsewhere.....

[dasmegabyte]

Wow, so posting a link to illegal material is +2, Informative?

Shit, maybe I should post my FTP information. I've got the new Dilated LP and some Star Trek: DS9 episodes. That should be worth at LEAST a +2.

Re:Project still available elsewhere.....

[landaker]

And we are to believe you're not Saint Aardvark posting a compromised checksum because . . . ?

Because they don't match.

Re:WHY WHY WHY

[negacao]

This isn't a "Unconditional Surrender" here.

And that's all they have to do; the RIAA, that is. Swallow hard, admit that they're wrong.

Then maybe I'll start paying for music again.

Re:Project still available elsewhere.....

[Kick the Donkey]

Shit, maybe I should post my FTP information. I've got the new Dilated LP and some Star Trek: DS9 episodes. That should be worth at LEAST a +2. DS9 was shit. You should get labled a troll if you do that.

Re:What/who is sarovar.org

[Anonymous Coward]

Holy crap. They really did it. They managed to outsource open source.

If the Apple DRM applied to cars....

[dallask]

You could buy your car only from an authorized dealer, and only online... but it would be delivered to you in 23 seconds and placed in your garage.

You could drive your car anywhere you wanted, so long as you only park it in authorized spaces. Those who do not park in an authorized space will be immediately crushed and sold for scrap during your incarceration.

You may drive your car anytime you want, so long as you gain permission from an authorized Apple Car Dealer first. Once permission has been granted, your car will be unlocked and started for you. Any attempt to unlock or start your car without prior authorization will result in your car exploding.

You are the only authorized driver of the car. Any attempt to "share" the car with another passenger or driver will result in your immediate incarceration.

All cars would only have 3 seats.

I DID! ... Apple = ( Pretty & !Free )

[argoff]

Everything about Apple says pretty but not free. So let the lesson be learn't that just because something looks good doesn't mean that it is. Apple Inc should really be called Poison Apple.

They're like that pretty girlfriend who suckers you in hook, line, and sinker - and you let her get away with it or don't pay attention because she is sooooo pretty. Next thing you know, you have no money, no pretty girlfriend, and one big agonizing heartache that you never really get over.

Please pal, I know you won't listen to me till it's too late, I know you're beyond hope, I know you can't help it, probably can't even muster up the will-power, you may even get mad at me. But if you know what's good for you, you would dump her hard before it's too late and never look back.

Look, how about I set you up with that penguin gal - I know she's not as pretty, but I promise you'll really get to like her as time goes on, and most importantly she won't leave you high and dry when you need her the most. She'll stick with you thru thick and thin.

Burn + Rip, Mix, Burn = No more 'FairPlay'

[Beek Dog]

Burn a bunch of iTunes with copywrite protection. The format on the disc will now be AIFF. Put the new disc back in. Re-rip (Using iTunes, if you like). No more 'FairPlay'. Not that I'd do it, I'm just saying... I have bought songs from iTunes. I was fine with only burning them twice. But because I can't burn with iTunes (No idea why), I was forced to use the Toast Lite that came with the burner. It wasn't until I had put an iTune on about five different mixes that I realized I was (Gasp!) 'circumventing the DMCA'! Of course I quickly microwaved the discs and scattered them at sea. Then I realized I had just dumped toxic waste in the ocean. I quickly wrote a letter to the EPA telling them I was going to have to move my business to another country if they decided to pursue any legal action. Then I sent the Republican Party a check for $2,000. Then I threw a big party at a hotel, got the Bush twins drunk, and took pictures of them taking lines. The moral of the story? Don't cheat, unless you're a good cheater with lots o' dough.

Re:If your going to be paranoid, do it right!

[clarkcox3]

Why would the MPAA care what you do with your music files?

Re:What/who is sarovar.org

[krumms]

Sarovar.org is India's first portal to host projects under Free/Open source licenses

Cool! Let's outsource SourceForge!

Re:Project still available elsewhere.....

[Anonymous Coward]

Any single European women out there who wanna get hitched?

Quite a few. [bride.ru]

Re:Am I the only one laughing?

[Equuleus42]

Indeed. To illustrate the power of the kool aid, here are a couple posts I saw one day on Slashdot:

Person 1: Why is vendor lock in for Apple ok when it's considered bad for anyone else?

Person 2: It's like being taken hostage initially against your will, then realizing your captors are the Swedish Bikini Team.

Re:My 2 cents

[Anonymous Coward]

Apple is mearly defending there copy protection

PLEASE learn english!

Apple is over there in Cupertino protecting their copy protection. Boy, they're mad about playfair.

Three different words. Three very different meanings. Use the word that you mean.