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- Ready to buy albums on a memory card? I didn't think so
- Ready to buy albums on a memory card? I didn't think soMaybe they will......come out with something cool like a song station that packs a bunch of SD cards and you can search for songs and add them to your SD card that it dispenses or insert your own, kinda...
- Tags: Memory, Flash memory, Digital music, Digital media, listener, SD card, music, memory card
- Discussion threads 2008-09-22
- Torrent admin is 'felony infringer'
- Torrent admin is 'felony infringer'Felony infringerYes, I would agree that this extends beyond fair use... Book'em Dano.RE: Torrent admin is 'felony infringer'I do not think it is right but if it is made out as such a major deal then what is it doing all over the internet Bittorrent...
- Tags: DVD, Consumer electronics, Strategy, felony infringer, Torrent, administrator
- Discussion threads 2008-07-02
- iTunes FairPlay DRM - Protecting artists and labels, or helping Apple sell more iPods?
- iTunes FairPlay DRM - Protecting artists and labels, or helping Apple sell more iPods?Adrian, I do not think it is a lack of ....motivation as much of lack of knowing that DRM even exist until they are trapped by it.Oh, come on man...You think people are stupid about this in...
- Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, Digital music, Apple Inc., digital-rights management, Apple iTunes
- Discussion threads 2008-05-08
- New Microsoft copyright education initiative sounds neat-o!
- New Microsoft copyright education initiative sounds neat-o!WorthlessAbout a month ago we had some friends over for dinner. Two of the guys were talking about iPods. One said that his kid had something like 3000 songs on his iPod.I asked the guy if his kid had bought them from iTunes...
- Tags: music
- Discussion threads 2008-02-14
- (Photos: Cracking open the Iomega Zip drive)
- (Photos: Cracking open the Iomega Zip drive)NEW Use for a Zip driveSince I am the unfortunate owner of several basically useless ZIP drives both external and internal I was hoping someone has come up with an innovative use to reuse these rather than just the landfill. I am seeing...
- Tags: Iomega Zip Drive, Iomega Zip, Iomega Corp., Cracking Open, photograph
- Discussion threads 2008-02-01
- Warner Music Group boss: We went to war with consumers, and the consumers won
- Warner Music Group boss: We went to war with consumers, and the consumers wonSomething elseThe first order of business is to make sure that people who [b]want[/b] to do business with you aren't prevented from doing so.I spend a lot of money on WebScription e-books. No DRM, and all...
- Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), digital-rights management, content company, music, advertisement, Warner Music Group Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-11-15
- I've seen the future and the Zune becomes a hit
- I've seen the future and the Zune becomes a hitI believe itAfter all, with portable music players heading for commodity status (non-DRM sales already outpace DRM sales 4:1 according to some reports) there's no reason why a well-funded outfit like MS couldn't undercut the others in the business.RE: I've seen...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Media players, Microsoft Zune, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-11-12
- Amazon launches DRM-free iTunes killer
- Amazon launches DRM-free iTunes killerIt should be 320K bit rateOr even better, direct full bitrate downloads! Apple needs competition since they're no angels themselves when it comes to DRM.RE: Amazon launches DRM-free iTunes killer89¢ is a lot more than 0, thoughRE: Amazon launches DRM-free iTunes killerI think its a...
- Tags: Digital media, EMusic, Amazon.com Inc., DRM-free iTunes killer, DRM-free iTunes, killer
- Discussion threads 2007-09-25
- Hey Eminem, blame the system, not Apple
- Hey Eminem, blame the system, not AppleDoesn't matter"The first are the very poorest: artists and songwriters, and they'll be the first ones to out of the business."That doesn't matter. What matters is sticking it to the record labels. Besides, we all know no songwriters or performers are getting paid; the...
- Tags: Apple Inc., CD, Eminem, songwriter, music, CD sale
- Discussion threads 2007-08-17
- Steve Jobs, DRM and eating money
- Steve Jobs recently posted some comments to the Apple web site where he discussed the issue of Apples proprietary DRM technology. This is timely, given the attention Apple is currently getting in Europe among governments attempting to pry open Apples DRM. As noted in that previous link, I think Apple...
- Tags: General, Personal Technology, Software Infrastructure, Mobile, Apple, Zune, DRM, music, digital-rights management
- Blog posts 2007-02-07
- DVD Jon, DoubleTwist crack Apple's FairPlay
- DVD Jon, DoubleTwist crack Apple's FairPlayIf anything comes out of this...I hope it's industry wide standards.This "lock the user into one format/device" garbage simply has to stop.I smell law suit...Doesn't qamtter if they are wrong or right, do they have a couple million laying around to spend on defence?Great concept....
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Apple iTunes, iTunes Store, Apple iPod, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2006-10-25
- Engadget editorial on DRM completely misses the point
- Stephen Speicher has posted an editorial on Engadget that makes it sound as if the reason there's so much opposition to DRM is that people want the freedom to pirate content. The title of the post is Digital Content: Why the sense of entitlement. Wrote Speicher:There is something that...
- Tags: digital-rights management
- Blog posts 2006-09-25
- Disc in the works would play both new DVD formats
- Disc in the works would play both new DVD formatsNow The Only QuestionWill the two formats play nicely together now that there's a way to play both formats, or will they still duke it out for dominance?This should be interesting.Still not interestedTry they might, but I have no interest in...
- Tags: Consumer electronics, Sony Corp., TiC, disc, DVD
- Discussion threads 2006-09-19
- Apple forges path to digital living room
- Apple forges path to digital living roomApple forges path to digital living roomI wouldn't expect too many sales of the movies. They cost about the same as the dvd with very little advantage. The only advantage I see is the poor college student who doesn't have a mode...
- Tags: Consumer electronics, Digital music, Digital media, GPS, Apple Inc., DVD, Apple iPod, digital living room, movie
- Discussion threads 2006-09-12
- FairUse4WM completely breaks Windows Media DRM
- FairUse4WM completely breaks Windows Media DRM"pay per use" being forced on consumersIf you obey the rules, you are feeding the "new pricing models" they want you to buy into.DRM is only a piece of the "Content Restriction, Anulment, and Protection CRAP" puzzle that fits in nicely with the DMCA and...
- Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, STREAMING Paradigm, Microsoft Windows, Windows Media, digital-rights management
- Discussion threads 2006-08-29
- Who's to blame for Apple's C.R.A.P.?
- Who's to blame for Apple's C.R.A.P.?Slight correctionApple uses a standard headphone jack, nothing out of the ordinary and 3rd party headphones work fine. You're thinking of the dock, which is patented and is used by more complicated systems.Why indeed?[i]After all, it can't be all that hard for other vendors...
- Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, Apple Inc., digital-rights management, headphone, Apple iPod, IPud
- Discussion threads 2006-08-04
- Taking on fair use, privacy and DRM
- Taking on fair use, privacy and DRMFairplay and iPod pricesYa gotta love the propaganda. Since iPods can play MP3, the idea that Fairplay somehow strong-armed people into buying iPods is laughable.But, that's alright. Keep making excuses for why your product doesn't sell, and your product will continue to fail.To know...
- Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, digital-rights management
- Discussion threads 2006-08-01
- Why DRM transparency is good for users and vendors alike
- Why DRM transparency is good for users and vendors alikeI believe it forbids circumventionNavio and Real didn't circumvent DRM. They added a flavor of it through their reverse engineering efforts.dbOWN?The new ammendments to the DMCA makes it illegal to *THINK* ABOUT OWNING!Wonder how they are going to enforce that...
- Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Peer to peer (P2P), Digital media, reverse engineering, file-sharing, digital-rights management, DMCA, interoperability, computer program
- Discussion threads 2006-05-23
- Apple wins Beatles battle
- Apple wins Beatles battleI don't know about the better lawyers thing.How stupid would that be if every technology company out there except Apple Computers could and would/will take advantage of this new use of technology to make money and Apple would have too sit on the sidelines because Apple Corps...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Eden, Apple Inc., Beatles, Ohhhh
- Discussion threads 2006-05-08
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