EMusic-Sony Deal: One Step Forward, One Big Step Back

Thu, Jun 4 | from PC World
Per track, it's a great deal--especially because I use eMusic to download songs I generally can't find either on iTunes or on Amazon.com's MP3 store. And the music downloaded from eMusic is in MP3 format, so there's no digital-rights management (DRM) ...

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The World Is Going Flat(-Rate)

UK This raises the requirements for DRM even further, making aggressive systems like Sony's rootkit clearly illegal (p. 30). Thus assuming that the privacy fundamentals of data avoidance, data parsimony and limitation of data use to specified purposes are ...
Wed, Jun 3 | from Linex Legal

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MSN Malaysia News CA eMusic was one of the first players in the space to offer music free of digital rights management (DRM) restrictions, which a few years ago more or less meant that the big labels wouldn't go anywhere near it and that its offerings were largely limited ...
Tue, Jun 2 | from CNET News.com

More X-Series Walkman info--Ask the Editors

Something to consider. by bigmc6000 May 19, 2009 7:09 AM PDT You might also note that there was a lot of music that was DRM free BEFORE iTunes moved to 100% DRM Free so the 99 cent vs 1.29 isn't really all that accurate in terms of what's DRM protected ...
Tue, May 19 | from CNET

The Sims 3 leaked online

To play the game there will not be any online authentication needed," he noted back in March. "We feel like this is a good, time-proven solution that makes it easy for you to play the game without DRM methods that feel overly invasive or leave you ...
Tue, May 19 | from CVG Online

Sony Pictures CEO hates the Internet

CA 2009 6:29 PM PDT And I think nothing good comes from DRM but does that stop Sony Pictures from putting it on every DVD they sell? by jture May 16, 2009 6:29 PM PDT This from the guys who brought you the rootkit, and continue to use a proprietary ...
Sat, May 16 | from CNET News.com

Read all 'MP3 players' posts in MP3 Insider

If you like touch screens, I think the P3 is definitely worth a look, and it's expected to hit shelves in mid-April. by Jasmine France Q: Now that iTunes has FINALLY become DRM-free, I am looking to try out a different type of MP3 player. ...
Wed, May 13 | from CNET

Comments on: GE talks up 500GB-per-disc optical storage tech

UK To watch what the fucking RIAA/MPAA have forced onto the technology makes me sick. To watch how they delayed its introduction by YEARS so as to incorporate more of their fucking DRM just makes me angry. They'll do the same to this one too, ...
Mon, Apr 27 | from Reg Hardware

That Deal With Napster? It Never Was Going to Happen

NY - Glenn Peoples DRM was a non-starter, and CD copy protection looked good only on paper. But missing in the "Should have made a deal with Napster" arguments is any semblance of the shape and structure of such a partnership. Just how what would that partnership look ...
Mon, Apr 20 | from Billboard.biz

Stand Up for Your Right To Read

text-to-speech feature in Amazon's new Kindle 2. They claimed that reading a book out-loud is a violation of US copyright law. Presumably, Amazon and The Author's Guild hoped this back-room deal would go unnoticed. Instead, consumers have taken a stand and formed The Reading Rights Coali...
Thu, Apr 2 | from EFF

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