Robert Chapin says that his company, Chapin Information Services, has found a flaw in the design of Yahoo's website that allows easy, free downloading of DRM-free music tracks.
Of course, Chapin isn't saying how to pull it off. Chapin says the flaw is simple enough, so simple in fact, that it is easier to download the free, stolen track than to pay for it. Making this more useful, the stolen music is not truly from the Yahoo Music Unlimited service, but rather the music that costs 79 cents per song and comes without any copy protection or restrictions.
P2Pnet says they received an email from Yahoo where Yahoo indicated that after seeing what the problem is, they have determined that it does not expose any sensitive user information, just free music, so that it is not serious, although they are looking into how to fix it. Looks like Yahoo has its priorities in the right place.
Nathan Weinberg writes the popular InsideGoogle blog, offering the latest news and insights about Google and search engines.
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