The developers behind QTFairUse6 did not take long to crack Apples updated FairPlay DRM encryption which is used for the songs sold through iTunes 7. This update rendered the DRM removal software QTFairUse6 inoperable.

Information about QTFairUse6 2.3 can be viewed here. This new version claims to have experimental iTunes 7 support; however, according to numerous reports it seems to work well.

How many articles am I writing about DRM being cracked? As Arstechnica states:

The cycle will continue to repeat itself until Apple changes the encryption process altogether (or rids us of the DRM, but how likely is that to happen?), but even in that situation, history tells us that it, too, will be cracked.

It seems the distributors are desperate to defeat the reality that no matter how many times they update their DRM code, nor how strong it gets -- someone will always find a way around it. Just look at the history of DRM and protection, DVD encryption was broken easily, Apple's FairPlay has been broken numerous times, so has Microsoft's WMA DRM, and even the 'uncrackable' Windows XP was cracked within minites. When will they just give up?