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Here We Go Again: Yahoo! Music Throws Away the DRM Keys

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Here We Go Again: Yahoo! Music Throws Away the DRM Keys

EFF Action Alerts (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008

Just over a month after consumer backlash caused MSN Music to rescind its decision to deactivate the digital rights management ("DRM") servers that allowed MSN Music purchasers to "reauthorize" music files after upgrading operating systems or buying new computers, Yahoo! Music has decided to deactivate its own DRM servers. The ironically named Yahoo! Music Unlimited Store will shut its virtual doors...

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Yahoo! to Shut Down Music Store Access by Sept. 30

Appscout.com (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008

Several months after the Microsoft MSN Music Store snafu, Yahoo! announced Wednesday night that support for the Yahoo! Music Store -- and access to music purchased from the service -- will shut down as of Sept. 30, 2008.

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Yahoo Music store d-e-a-d DEAD

p2pnet (Free subscription) | 07/25/2008

p2pnet news view Music | Products:- There’s nothing on the current Yahoo Music store page to indicate it’s all-but d-e-a-d DAID. But it is. “The Yahoo! Music Store, along with the ability to purchase and download single songs and albums, will no longer be available as of September 30, 2008,” says a missive. It goes on »»» Songs and [...]

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Yahoo to shut down DRM servers for Yahoo Music Limited after September

AfterDawn.com (Free subscription) | 07/25/2008

Yahoo Music Unlimited has now officially become limited. In February they decided to partner with Rhapsody and stop selling music through their own premium service. Now they're planning to pull the plug on the DRM servers after the end of September. That means as of October 1 people who purchased music through Yahoo Music Unlimited will no longer be able be able to listen to it if they upgrade to...