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Vespasian
on Aug 17, 2021
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Psst: Fast Spotify client with native GUI, without...
It uses private APIs to retrieve the decryption keys from the server and circumvent the DRM.
It's certainly against the ToS and probably illegal in some jurisdictions
conradev
on Aug 17, 2021
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Usually the way it works is that _using_ the software is illegal, but distributing its source code is not. Code is covered by the first amendment in the US.
dannyobrien
on Aug 17, 2021
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Unfortunately, the DMCA 1201 court decision that establishes once and for all has yet to occur. EFF continues to pursue it though:
https://www.eff.org/cases/green-v-us-department-justice
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It's certainly against the ToS and probably illegal in some jurisdictions