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Napster gunning for iTunes with DRM-free music: Napster gunning for iTunes with DRM-free musiciTMS already sells DRM free songsThey cost no more than the DRM version either. The problem is the labels, not Apple. BTW, Napster is about 5 dollars from bankruptcy. This is a pore squirming animal in the last throws of death. Watch it wiggle...; Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, Digital music, Napster.com, Napster Inc., DRM-Free Music, Apple iTunes, digital-rights management; Discussion threads 2008-05-21
Music studios: Love Amazon, hate Apple: Music studios: Love Amazon, hate AppleThe game has only startedThere is a myth of iTunes/iPod locking you into a DRM nightmare.But for your info, you can "un-DRM" all the music you get from the iTunes store: just burn them on a CD. Similarly, iTunes/iPod can accept all your music from...; Tags: Digital media, Digital music, Digital rights management (DRM), game, Apple Inc., Apple iTunes, Music Studio, DRM-Free Music, digital-rights management, Amazon.com Inc., music; Discussion threads 2007-12-28
Microsoft blocks FairUse4WM v2 after 3 months of DRM free music: Microsoft blocks FairUse4WM v2 after 3 months of DRM free musicYou have to love Tit for Tat battlesSpam is another great example, just on the flip side. The consumer is trying to keep something stopped whereas with Microsoft, they are trying to keep something stopped here. It's always more...; Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), FairUse4WM, DRM-Free Music, Microsoft Corp., greed, digital-rights management; Discussion threads 2007-10-29
Moving beyond the iPod: Moving beyond the iPodtransferring files via?One thing I've had experience with is that my camera, for example, sometimes doesnt connect up to my pc via its cradle, to transfer photos into the pc.I have 2 choices: either reboot all my hardware, or, simply pull the mem stick out of the...; Tags: Digital music, Digital media, industry, music, Moving Beyond, Apple iTunes, DRM-Free Music, Apple iPod, PC; Discussion threads 2007-10-23
Amazon launches DRM-free MP3 store: Amazon launches DRM-free MP3 storeYup, the end is in sightFirst Apple and no Amazon offering DRM free for less than price of I-Tunes DRM free songs and on top of that some songs will cheaper than even regular I-Tunes. The end of DRM is in sight.Why a separate downloader????NT Suck...; Tags: Digital media, Digital music, DRM-Free Music, Amazon.com Inc., DRM-free Mp3, Microsoft Windows NT, I-Tunes, DRM-free; Discussion threads 2007-09-25

Universal Music will sell songs without copy protection: Universal Music will sell songs without copy protectionDon't get it... iTunes/iPod can play DRM free musicIt must be a strong arming business reason wny6 universal would not sell through iTunes. Why not sell their DRM free music in MP3 form through iTunes? Perhaps Apple only wants to sell DRM...; Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Apple iTunes, DRM-Free Music, Universal Music Group, copy protection; Discussion threads 2007-08-10
Is EMI the chink in the RIAA armor?: Does anyone really believe the RIAA when they tell us that 'the sky is falling' from rampant piracy? Just last year, the recording industry, was trying to strong-arm Apple into raising its base price for it's entire DRM-protected music library. Apple held firm on its 99 cent pricing model and drew...; Tags: Education Technology; Blog posts 2007-06-04
iTunes supposedly DRM-free music not so DRM-free?: iTunes supposedly DRM-free music not so DRM-free?EMI is the only company experimenting.And was financially weak when making the agreement.How will the success of the experiment be measured? An increase in sales online and offline? A reduction in filing sharing, including songs from iTunes with the identifying information stripped...; Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, Digital music, DRM-Free Music, digital-rights management, EMI Group Plc., Apple iTunes, music; Discussion threads 2007-06-01
iTunes supposedly DRM-free music not so DRM-free?: If you follow the digital music business at all, then you know by now that earlier this year, Apple CEO Steve Jobs issued a clarion call (ok, an open letter) to the entertainment confab to free digital content of any digital rights management DRM technology: the technology that, in the...; Tags: Web technology, Software Infrastructure, Security, Personal Technology, General, Entertainment, Apple; Blog posts 2007-06-01
The DRM-free music era begins; What's next for Apple?: The DRM-free music era begins; What's next for Apple?It's the iPod stupidPeople who didn't want Fairplay weren't using the iTunes music store to begin with, so Apple isn't giving up any market there.If buyers have greater freedom to buy DRM-free music from anywhere, then iPods will get fuller, faster. ...; Tags: Digital music, Digital media, DRM-Free Music, Apple Inc., DRM-free music era; Discussion threads 2007-05-30
The DRM-free music era begins; What's next for Apple?: With Apple's iTunes update, the DRM-free era officially begins. The big question is what comes next for Apple?Apple move to sell DRM-free tunes from EMI may be a boon initially since other rivals are still saddled with clunky copyright protection schemes. Amazon plans to go DRM-free, but not until later...; Tags: Apple, DRM, General; Blog posts 2007-05-30
Podcast: Microsoft patents, Dell's Project Hybrid, DRM-free music and more...: This week on the Dan & David Show, we discuss Microsoft's accusation that the open-source software industry has infringed 235 Microsoft patents and Dell's Project Hybrid, which appears to be a plan deliver virtualized, plug-and-play servers for datacenters. We also Amazon's new DRM-free music service, Google's Universal search and...; Tags: Entertainment, DRM, Dell, Datacenter, Dan &, David Show, Apple, Amazon, Google, Hardware Infrastructure, IT Management, Linux, Microsoft, MySpace, Open Source, Red Hat, Software Infrastructure, virtualization, Web Technology; Blog posts 2007-05-17
Amazon to offer DRM-free music downloads: Amazon to offer DRM-free music downloadsWhat a no brainer!Of course I would buy a song I like for $1.29. Geez... a 3-second ringtone costs more than that.That said, it's astonishing how it took the recording companies so long to finally offer DRM-free music.This will fail unless things changeI've seen a...; Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, Digital music, digital-rights management, music, DRM-Free Music, Amazon.com Inc.; Discussion threads 2007-05-16
DRM-free movement snowballs; watch those song prices: Amazon said Wednesday that it will launch a digital music store "later this year" that will feature DRM-free tunes. The online retailer said it will offer millions of songs from more than 12,000 labels. EMI's music catalog, which went DRM-free with Apple, will be included in Amazon's store. The official...; Tags: Entertainment, DRM, Apple, Amazon, General, Web Technology; Blog posts 2007-05-16
EMI DRM-free deal -Shortsighted, risky, and possibly irresponsible to the company's shareholders: DRM Watch has an interesting article which examines EMIs DRM-free music deal with Apple and now Microsoft. Its been interesting over the past few days to watch the reaction from different tech sectors to the EMI/Apple and then the EMI/Microsoft deal to make DRM-free music with less compression available...; Tags: Thoughts, Industry, DRM, Apple; Blog posts 2007-04-06
Microsoft sees DRM-free music in Zune's future: Microsoft sees DRM-free music in Zune's futureSquirting Still Limited?Hey,I hope this means that they are going to update whatever needs to updated to remove the three day or three play limit from items "Squirted" between Zunes.Not sure if that is a software or hardware limitation.Yeah, right....Might be a year from...; Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, Digital music, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Zune, digital-rights management, DRM-Free Music, WMA; Discussion threads 2007-04-04
The Apple/EMI deal - Now it's up to the consumer to decide: When the world changes, even a little bit, it takes a little time to get used to it. Yesterdays announcement by EMI that it was to offer DRM-free music through iTunes was one of those changes that took a little time to get used to. But whos going...; Tags: Industry, DRM, Apple; Blog posts 2007-04-03
Free your mobile music experience with iTunes and EMI Music: After Steve Jobs made his DRM-free speech back in February I have to admit that I was skeptical about whether or not he truly intended to offer DRM-free music on iTunes. However, he showed he intends to help bring willing buyers DRM-free music with yesterdays Apple and EMI Music announcement...; Tags: Zune, MP3 players, Apple; Blog posts 2007-04-02
EMI has just killed DRM: So, EMI has chosen to free its entire catalog of DRM. Is the beginning of the end for DRM? I think it is.Heres a link to the press release that says it all. Here are some of the highlights:EMI makes its digital catalog available at a much...; Tags: Industry, DRM, Apple; Blog posts 2007-04-02
Steve Job's calculus: Dealmaking, dollars means DRM is dead: Apple and EMI have found an interesting way to rid the world of digital rights management software for just a little extra pocket change. Apple will offer DRM-free music from EMI for $1.29 per song see Techmeme discussion. To entice you to pay a little more for DRM-free...; Tags: Web Technology, Software Infrastructure, Personal Technology, General, Enterprise 2.0, DRM, Apple; Blog posts 2007-04-02