A HACKER has found a way to unlock the code that prevents iPod users from playing songs from music download stores other than Apple Computer's iTunes.

Reuters - A hacker who as a teen cracked the encryption on DVDs has found a way to unlock the code that prevents iPod users from playing songs from download music stores other than Apple Computer Inc.'s iTunes, his company said on Tuesday.

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A hacker who as a teen cracked the encryption on DVDs has found a way to unlock the code that prevents iPod users from playing songs from download music stores other than Apple Computer Inc.'s iTunes, his company said on Tuesday

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Apple's iPod celebrates its fifth birthday Monday, marking a milestone for the music player that not only reinvigorated the "other&quo t; computer maker but revolutionized the way people buy and listen to music. When Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduced the first iPod on Oct. 23, 2001, he said: "With iPod, listening to music will never be the same again." iPod sales are still growing - shipments rose to 8.73 million in the latest quarter, up 35 percent from a year earlier- even though there's some serious competition out there now for the world's most popular digital music player. Sales of iPods have helped fuel sales of its Mac computers, and analysts say the company is now more of a contender in the race against personal computer makers like Dell and Hewlett-Packard .

SAN FRANCISCO - A hacker who as a teen cracked the encryption on DVDs has found a way to unlock the code that prevents iPod users from playing songs from download music stores other than Apple Computer Inc's iTunes, his company said on Tuesday.

Greg "Joz" Joswiak is Apple's vice president of worldwide product marketing for iPod. In this role, he manages the product marketing and product management team responsible for the world's most popular family of digital music players. Joz earned a degree in computer engineering from the University of Michigan.