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Opinion: Why Kindle’s DRM Free-for-All Is Bad for Consumers and for Amazon

To prevent this from happening Amazon needs to take control of Kindle DRM and establish a standardized policy. Apple rightly acted as a mediator between the demands of copyright holders and the needs of consumers — Amazon should do the same.
Tue, Jun 23 | from Medialoper

The plan for legit Blu-ray copies explained at Engadget HD

For those with a disc rack full of Blu-ray packages and who'd like to shove all those optical discs to the attic for a streamlined media server solution -- without resorting to other routes like downloading or cracking open AACS -- Managed Copy is finally on the way, thanks to the just final...
Fri, Jun 19 | from Engadget

CableLabs Takes Over DCAS Project From PolyCipher

NY DRM is currently being used for distribution of video content in a number of business models, whether that's Netflix, Amazon or iTunes -- so as you look at the spectrum... I think the business models continue to evolve." Cary noted there are a few ...
Wed, Jun 17 | from Multichannel News

Into the DTV era, with no broadcast flag mandate

The DMCA has already been used to restrict the ability to produce innovative, useful products that copyright holders disapprove of. But at least the DMCA only applies to proprietary, encrypted media. The broadcast flag rule proposed to apply the same kinds of controls even to an open, une...
Fri, Jun 12 | from EFF.org Updates

itunes music without DRM restrictions

Please confirm that the itunes DRM [Digital Rights Management] has now been relinquished. An affirmative will allow me to buy an MP3 player. ... and more »
Wed, Jun 10 | from EducationGuardian.co.uk

Gone BookCampin'

Canada DRM has become a contentious point amongst, well, pretty much anyone who uses the internet. It refers to how rights holders enforce the use of their content, used up until recently for digital music sold by iTunes and Walmart. Led by Sean Cranbury, ...
Mon, Jun 8 | from Torontoist

Podcast: Apple Rejects EFF Updates App, Claims Parody Content Is Objectionable

Let's be clear: we are not saying that Apple has to carry apps it doesn't like in its App Store. But iPhone owners who don't want Apple playing the role of language police for their software should have the freedom to go elsewhere. This is precisely why EFF has asked the Copyright Office to gran...
Mon, Jun 1 | from EFF.org Updates

Palm Pre to Sync Directly with iTunes [Pre]

The fact that the Pre can't reproduce protected ACC songs is not really that important. Even taking aside the fact that most people have MP3 libraries, iTunes Plus is DRM-free. The only important "but" is if Apple decides to change something in iTunes to make impossible for the Pre to synchr...
Thu, May 28 | from Gizmodo

How To: Apple sued for blocking iPod, iPhone hacks

In particular, Apple objected to content that gave instructions on how to hack away at built-in DRM code in the iPhone and iPod to allow the devices to interact with unauthorized (ie, anything but Apple's iTunes) music services. ...
Sat, May 9 | from Examiner.com

Patch: Sonos Updates, New iPhone App

CNET News UK - Amy-Mae Elliott Other new features in the software update include the ability to set alarms to wake to music, set timers to turn off music automatically, playback of DRM-protected Microsoft WMA files as well as full support for iTunes' DRM-free AAC music. ...
Wed, Apr 15 | from lint.com

Opinion: Boom Boom Pow! Apple Raises itune Prices

iTunes' new variable pricing: What do you think? Entertainment Weekly paidContent.org - Amazon May Be Gaining Traction In The MP3 Market Washington Post iTunes goes DRM-free, but jacks up pricing National Business Review Boston Herald - PC World
Tue, Apr 7 | from VARBusiness

How To: Unprotect your iTunes music for FREE!

This is a method when you have protected music files on your itunes library and you want to make it DRM free or unprotect it. Unprotecting it gives you the access to put the music on an MP3, PSP, cell phone, or even use it in a youtube video(but that is against copyright laws). Hope this helps, PLE...
Fri, Feb 20 | from YouTube

Podcast: Apple to offer more DRM-free songs

In today's podcast: Apple to offer more DRM-free songs; former Borland CEO joins VMware; and AMD gets US government approval for Foundry spinoff. read more
Wed, Jan 7 | from Computerworld

Opinion: Giz Explains: Everything You Wanted to Know About DRM [Giz Explains]

• PlayReady is another Microsoft DRM flavor, aimed mostly at portable devices, but it also powers the DRM in Microsoft's Silverlight, which is what just brought Netflix streaming to Macs. • Not software DRM per se, but Windows Vista has a ton of DRM technologies baked right into it.
Thu, Dec 18 | from Gizmodo

C&C: Red Alert 3 Patch v1.05, World Builder Released; Includes DRM De-Authorization Tool

The latest patch for EA LA's alternate history RTS packs a number of bug fixes and tweaks, along with the ability to de-authorize past installations to get around its DRM. Major v1.05 higlights: DRM De-authorization - if you've maxed out at 5 machines, you can easily de-authorize any insta...
Thu, Dec 4 | from Shacknews

Podcast: Apple Cuts iTunes Plus Price to 99 Cents

Steve Jobs confirmed to the Wall Street Journal what Ars Technica reported earlier: iTunes Plus songs sold via the iTunes Store are now 99 cents, down from a typical $1.29. iTunes Plus songs are sold without digital rights management (DRM), which encrypts content for playback on specific...
Tue, Oct 16 | from TidBITS

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