+Vote!
BetaNews (Free subscription) | yesterday
Microsoft has been working for years to be your TV-time buddy, while yearning also to forge deep relationships with Hollywood and other content providers. But Microsoft wants you to know it's always liked you better.
+Vote!
New Gadgets 4 You (Free subscription) | yesterday
If you believe the rumours circling around the music industry at the moment then Apple may be close to securing a long-overdue deal to provide DRM-free music from major recording studios. It is currently in talks with Universal, Warner and Sony BMG to secure the rights for its iTunes website, which aside from the obvious advantages [...]
+Vote!
iPod Observer (Free subscription) | 11/20/2008
The Internet rumor mill usually has at least a couple Apple-related rumors floating around, and the latest claims that the Mac and iPod maker is negotiating with the major record labels to bring copy protection-free versions of their libraries to the iTunes Store. So far, only EMI has signed on for Apple's iTunes Plus program.
+Vote!
nerdd.net (Free subscription) | 11/20/2008
Apple is in talks with three of the “big four” record labels about offering music tracks through iTunes that would be made available in MP3 format without copy protection measures, a move that could further distance the digital download service from its rivals. IBackup - SMB Online Backup: IBackup is the preferred online storage and backup [...]
+Vote!
AfterDawn.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
eMusic , one of the older online music subscription stores, has finally hit its 250 millionth download, 5 years after the store opened for business. The company offers DRM-free MP3 downloads compatible with all players and for a steep discount compared to titan iTunes . A monthly plan costs about $12 USD and gives users 30 downloads per month, averaging out to 40 cents per song. The number may seem...
+Vote!
Cnet (Free subscription) | 11/20/2008
Apple continues to wrap the vast majority of major-label music in Fairplay, the company's proprietary digital rights management software, at a time when its major competitors have already signed DRM-free deals with all the big players. In an open... ...
+Vote!
Cnet (Free subscription) | 11/20/2008
Nowhere is the nonchalance more apparent than in iTunes sales figures. As Apple looks into going DRM-free, consumers should learn that copy protection is damaging to them and artists.
+Vote!
[SoftRatty] Lattest Articles (Free subscription) | 11/20/2008
Microsoft, a day after slashing prices of its Zune media player, Thursday threw a bone to fans of DRM-free music, offering a $15 per month Zune Pass subscription for essentially $5 Microsoft said it...
+Vote!
iPod Observer (Free subscription) | 11/20/2008
Microsoft shifted gears with its Zune Pass music subscription service and is now letting users keep ten songs a month. Subscribers will be able to choose from DRM-free MP3 tracks from Universal Music and Sony BMG, along with copy protected songs from several other labels.
+Vote!
Music Ally (Free subscription) | 11/20/2008
There’s a lot of noise online about Apple being about to sign more major labels to sell DRM-free music through iTunes, joining EMI. For example, CNET reports that Apple is in talks with all three other majors, and that one of them is close to a final agreement. Of course, all the major labels are now [...]
+Vote!
CNET.co.uk (Free subscription) | 11/20/2008
A year after iTunes began offering music without copy-protection software from EMI , Apple is in discussions with the other three top recording companies -- Universal, Warner and Sony BMG -- about acquiring DRM-free songs, according to two music industry sources.
3Vote!
SlashGear (Free subscription) | 11/20/2008
Microsoft have tweaked their Zune Pass subscription service to include a number of free-to-keep tracks every month, which users can continue to play even if their subscription lapses. From today, Zune Pass users will be able to select up to ten tracks each month to be kept in DRM-free MP3 format; the music can come from studios including EMI Music, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group...
+Vote!
J Gadgets (Free subscription) | 11/20/2008
Microsoft have tweaked their Zune Pass subscription service to include a number of free-to-keep tracks every month, which users can continue to play even if their subscription lapses. From today, Zune Pass users will be able to select up to ten tracks each month to be kept in DRM-free MP3 format; the music can come from studios including EMI Music, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group...
+Vote!
AfterDawn.com (Free subscription) | 11/20/2008
Just over a year after Apple began offering DRM-free music from EMI on iTunes , sources are indicating that Apple is in talks with the remaining Big 4 labels in an effort to offer their music in a DRM-free manner as well. The music industry source says the talks are still preliminary and there are no completed deals but did add that one of the labels was very close to a final agreement. The rumor...
+Vote!
TidBITS (Free subscription) | 11/20/2008
Microsoft's latest update to its Zune player includes the right to keep 10 songs per month that they choose to download with the $15-per-month music subscription from certain labels. Redmond is also moving to more DRM-free music. Read all about it in the press release. Copyright © 2008 Glenn Fleishman. TidBITS is copyright © 2008 TidBITS Publishing Inc. If you're reading this article on a Web site...
1Vote!
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
2Vote!
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
- send to a friend
-
Explore : BMG, DRM and Copyrights, EMI, EMI, Entertainment, Entertainment, iPod, iTunes, Music, Music Industry, Portable Audio, Record Labels, Rock and Pop, Santana, Sony BMG, Sony BMG Music Entertainment