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Coming to an iPod near you: streaming and subscriptions: Coming to an iPod near you: streaming and subscriptionsi'm waiting!i'm waiting for something new to come out... full touch screen wireless... give it to me!FehNot a big fan of internet radio stations. I like to choose my own music, isn't that the whole point of an iPod?As for renting,...; Tags: Digital media, Digital music, Digital rights management (DRM), Apple iTunes Music Store, Apple iPod, JHymn, Apple iTunes, subscription service, digital-rights management; Discussion threads 2006-08-28

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Hackers crack Apple, Microsoft music codes: Hackers crack Apple, Microsoft music codesWachowski wisdom"Do not try to mend iTunes DRM; that's impossible. Instead, only try to realize the truth.There is no iTunes DRM.Then you will see, it is not iTunes DRM that mends, it is only yourself. "Hackers crack Apple, Microsoft music codesNot a surprise. All...; Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, Digital music, merry-go-round, digital-rights management, Microsoft Corp., Apple Inc., Apple iTunes; Discussion threads 2006-09-01
Zune - Creating "music" social networks: Zune - Creating "music" social networksAntisocialInteresting concept--do people want to listen to their own music, or do they want to have someone else dictate listening choices for them? Seems to fly in the face of the whole "long tail" concept where individuals get their quirky and obscure needs served....; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), social networking, network, Microsoft Zune, Microsoft Corp., Steve Ballmer, William Shatner, Microsoft Windows Vista; Discussion threads 2006-08-28
FSF-backed DRM protesters don hazmat suits at WinHEC: FSF-backed DRM protesters don hazmat suits at WinHECDRM Is Spware Dressed Up In A SuitThe guys above could emphasize that DRM is one of the worst forms of spyware in their campaign. Therefore they could come with commercials that say e.g., ¡§Do you know you have one of the worst...; Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, Digital music, CD, digital-rights management, step backward; Discussion threads 2006-05-24
Apple takes wraps off fancy flagship store: Apple takes wraps off fancy flagship storeBravo Apple, bring it.the GAP for Computers on steroids = Apple StoresApple takes wraps off fancy flagship storeHeh, I had a phone interview with Apple to work at that store. Wanted me to be a Mac genuis and work at the genuis bar....; Tags: Leadership, Strategy, Apple Inc.; Discussion threads 2006-05-18

French finish draft of law to open iTunes: French finish draft of law to open iTunesWhat's new? THe French have always wanted a free ride.As long as someone else is paying for it...Lies ! I'm frenchHello, I'm a french fellow, and i follow this eucd adaptation of the law. Interoperability (which permits us to listen what we...; Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, digital-rights management, Apple iTunes; Discussion threads 2006-03-17
Anti-Apple DRM sentiment rising: Anti-Apple DRM sentiment risingWhy single out Apple?At the risk of being labeled a "fanboy", why should he or anyone single out Apple? Isn't all DRM something we should be fighting against? Isn't Apple's DRM a lot more benign and a lot less restrictive than that offered by many...; Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, Groklaw, digital-rights management, Apple Inc.; Discussion threads 2006-01-05
DRM - A necessary evil: Mike Evangelist's Writer Block Live has an interesting post about his disdain for the Digital Rights Management DRM included in music purchased from the iTunes Music Store. In it he says that he's not going to "spend a another dime on content that I can’t use the way I please."...; Tags: digital-rights management; Blog posts 2005-11-13
Apple: Not a DRM monopoly yet, but behavior is monopolistic: Apple: Not a DRM monopoly yet, but behavior is monopolisticNot just SonosAll of the other wireless music systems (Squeezebox, Soundbridge) are also incompatible with Apple's DRM (then again, they're also incompatible with Microsoft's WMA DRM as well, so it's not just Apple).Once I bought a Squeezebox, I stopped purchasing...; Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, Digital music, Apple Inc., digital-rights management; Discussion threads 2005-11-01
Yahoo boosts prices on music service: Yahoo boosts prices on music serviceSurprise, surpriseYou didn't think those rates would last long, did you?Neat how they don't release their numbers. I guess that would be too embarrassing.Rented music my........What's stopping them from raising the price to $20-$25 six months from now? And WHEN they do, you will...; Tags: music, Yahoo! Inc.; Discussion threads 2005-10-21
Podcasters prepare to launch video era: Podcasters prepare to launch video eraWelcomeThe rest of the world welcomes iPod users to portable video playback . Something users of Windows powered devices have had for many years already.Good thing we have Apple to "innovate" these things...Once again, welcome to yesterday...Here here for the podpornabout time, put it...; Tags: Corporate communications, Podcasts, Here Here, Apple Inc., video; Discussion threads 2005-10-14
Sun's Schwartz has right DRM idea, but maybe not the power: Sun's Schwartz has right DRM idea, but maybe not the powerThe problem with DRM is...The problem with DRM is that [b]nobody[/b] in the music/movie/DRM business is thinking about the end users.Until they start thinking about how to make end users happy then they're doomed to failure.Low prices and convenient downloads...; Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, Sun Microsystems Inc., Apple Inc., digital-rights management; Discussion threads 2005-10-06
We the Sheeple (and other tales of DRM woe): We the Sheeple and other tales of DRM woeTalk is cheap...All this talk about DRM and the doom and gloom it presents is meaningless as long as people consume.Like gas prices, there are enough people consuming the good to allow the producers to simply ride the scale.Music, Videos, Gas, Diamonds,...; Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, digital-rights management, content company; Discussion threads 2005-10-03
The day Rio's music died: The day Rio's music diedRe: The day Rio's music diedMarkets adjust and there are always winners and losers. Rio will be sorely missed.Well, this clears a few things up, I guess...There have been rumors for months if not more than a year about Rio's follow-up to the Karma,...; Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Macromedia Flash Player, Rio, music, Archos; Discussion threads 2005-08-26
Sun launches open-source digital rights plan: Sun launches open-source digital rights planMonocultures are bad?I mean if the argument is that a monoculture creates a situation where one hack brings it all down, then obviously this would be a very bad idea.A new can of worms[Dream's components include software for letting different DRM systems interoperate based on...; Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, digital-rights management, monoculture, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source; Discussion threads 2005-08-22
Microsoft offers EU concessions on server data: Microsoft offers EU concessions on server data...and the games continue !SOS, DD !MICROSUCKS is using their standard operating procedure of stall, divide, and conquer. By wearing down governmental lawyers with endless legal motions, paperwork, gamesmanship and objections, in the end MICROSUCKS gets to continue defrauding consumers with defective products and...; Tags: Games, server, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2005-04-04
Apple disables iTunes hack: Apple disables iTunes hackJust like escorting a inline skater out your doorStill I'd not say this is closing a security hole. Isn't this just changing how the system works. You know like they do with the Instant Messengers all the time. So one day alternative program X works then the...; Tags: Digital media, Digital music, Digital rights management (DRM), Advertising & Promotion, DVD, Apple iTunes, Apple Inc., advertisement, software; Discussion threads 2005-03-21