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VentureBeat (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
The Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem (DECE), a consortium attempting to set new standards for the transfer and storage of copyrighted digital content, announced that six new members signed on board today at CES. Deluxe, Panasonic Corporation, Samsung, MOD Systems, Sonic Solutions/CinemaNow and Widevine Technologies join a roster that already included many of the prominent names [...]
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TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home (Free subscription) | yesterday
Here is a reader contribution from author Eugene Woodbury. Gonzo versus the pirates The Anime Almanac reports here and here on how Japanese anime studio Gonzo beat Internet piracy by abandoning DRM. Rather, they responded quickly with a quality product at a reasonable price that was easy to download. This seems painfully obvious, but as Scott VonSchilling [...]
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Queercents (Free subscription) | yesterday
Recently iTunes announced a price change and the internet is abuzz with the implications of the shift. Mother Jones put it best, saying “music you don’t really want for 69 cents, music you kind of want for 99 cents, and brand new tunes you just gotta have will cost $1.29.” iTunes is also unveiling iTunes [...]
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The Laboratorium (Free subscription) | yesterday
So the iTunes Store will be DRM-free. That’s not big news. No, the big news is that the iTunes Store is also going to 256kbps, and that, with variable pricing, many songs are going to 69 cents. With these changes,...
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Extremetech (Free subscription) | yesterday
Effective immediately, iTunes songs will no longer have restrictions. It's about time.
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DRM Watch (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
Announcing a new blog: Copyright and Technology.
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Appscout.com (Free subscription) | 01/07/2009
The debate rages on over iTunes: incredibly awesome or just good enough? Sure, it's tied to the most popular MP3 player in the market, but where were conveniences like DRM-free tracks and streaming radio? While we may have to wait a while longer on the latter, new feature announced at MacWorld yesterday were enough for us to bump iTunes 8 up to an Editors' Choice, edging out perennial favorite Rhapsody....
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Techdirt (Free subscription) | 01/07/2009
We're so used to hearing the government fall for the industry propaganda about the need for DRM that it's almost... shocking, to hear that the FTC is even willing to consider the question of whether or not it should be involved in protecting consumers from DRM . However, as Game Politics is noting, that question appears to be on the agenda of an FTC town hall meeting about DRM in Seattle in March....
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Cnet (Free subscription) | yesterday
Apple's iTunes Store is now DRM-free. It's good for consumers and record labels, but will it be good for Apple?
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Cnet (Free subscription) | yesterday
Songs the company sells are no longer wrapped in copyright protection software. It's good for consumers and record labels, but will it also be good for Apple in the long term?
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The Industry Standard (Free subscription) | yesterday
Probably the biggest news to come out of the Macworld Expo is that Apple has finally put a stake into the heart of the DRM vampire , turning it to dust. Poof! Loooong overdue, as noted by practically everybody except the dinosaurs who run Sony BMG, Universal Music, and Warner Music. But it comes as a price -- or should I say, a variable price. Steve Jobs clearly compromised with the record companies,...
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Tiny Mix Tapes (Free subscription) | yesterday
The MacWorld keynote by Apple this year, on Tuesday, lacked a lot of the flair and zingers that usually comes with these keynotes. A sickened Steve Jobs meant that a dude named Phil would attempt to market new Apple products without a Reality Distortion Field to make them, well, viable. As a result, the only thing that piqued my interest the first hour of that keynote was Sting's sexy grizzly beard....
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:: Articles :: Gizmos for Geeks (Free subscription) | yesterday
You can now get about 8 million tracks free of DRM (copy-protection software) from iTunes with another 2M by the end of April. You can upgrade your existing set of iTunes tracks, but it’ll cost you - 30 cents per track. The downside is that the record labels will now get to set pricing as opposed [...]
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Elicia Buzz (Free subscription) | yesterday
Apple just announced some significant changes for iTunes’ pricing and DRM protection policy. Here are the highlights: The majority of songs will drop to 69 cents beginning in April, while the biggest hits and newest songs will go for $1.29. Others that are moderately popular will remain at 99 cents. Beginning this week, Sony, Universal and Warner will [...]
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jacobbrown | 12/30/2008
Why Spore's overzealous copy protection may have earned the game its place as the most pirated game of 2008.
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jomelice | 08/18/2008
Overview OnClassical is a small independent label for classical music, based very close to Bassano del Grappa (Italy). It was founded in 2003 by sound engineer Alessandro Simonetto. OnClassical offers recordings of highest quality guaranteed by the combination of experience in acoustic technology and of musical artistry. Each detail regarding the singling out of artists, locations and musical instruments
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traderthoughts.com | 01/14/2008
Traderthoughts.com submits: On January 10, Amazon.com announced the addition of Sony BMG Music Entertainment to its repertoire of labels available at Amazon MP3, the DRM-free music store of Amazon.com. With this deal, Amazon is now offering DRM-free MP3s from the four major music labels - EMI, Universal, Warner Music, and Sony BMG - and 33,000 independent labels. This deal puts Apple (iTunes) at a
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