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By rss@youtube.com (jeffmccord) It's Superbowl weekend and we have huge rumors to discuss: a new iPhone is out there, a new Kindle is coming in Feb. and it's the perfect time to buy an HDTV. Also, iTunes changes their DRM-free policy. Keywords: Moxie Mo Show Superbowl HD TV iPhone new next generation Kindle 2 Amazon iTunes mus...

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By rss@youtube.com (macmostvideo) http://macmost.com/ A look at today's Apple announcements at the MacWorld Expo, including new updates to iLife and iWork, a new 17-inch MacBook Pro, and changes to how iTunes sells music.

By rss@youtube.com (xwzjgdzg) NoteBurner is able to convert M4P to MP3, convert DRM protected WMA to MP3, and convert WMA to WAV. NoteBurner is a versatile music converter that can be used as MP3 music converter, AAC audio converter, WAV to MP3 converter, M4A to MP3 converter, and RM to MP3 converter. NoteBurner free your...

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By Thomas Ricker Remember that legal dealio with Apple that erupted after the Norwegian Consumer Council, Forbrukerrådet, read the iTunes EULA? Right, that toothless complaint that waffled on for years until it was finally rendered moot by Apple going DRM-free -- long after Apple benefited from the i...

By Joseph L. Flatley Did you hear the news? Apple "resurrected" the LP! It turns out that a complete reversal of millions of music lover's listening habits has been accomplished by throwing some images, videos, interviews, and DRM-free 256Kbps AAC audiofiles into a WebKit package playable in iTunes. OK, so...

Apple has launched a Mexican version of the iTunes Music Store, opening up digital music sales to the country. All tracks are DRM-free, as in the US, but cost a universal 12 pesos individually, though album prices may vary. Music videos cost approximately 24 pesos each. The Mexican iTunes St...

PreCentral points out that it's "mighty silly, given that all of the music in the iTunes Store is now DRM-free and Apple has no reason to be kicking people out of their happy little ecosystem." Macworld's Philip Michaels took a different view, ...

Macworld UK Apple iTunes store). There are plenty of songs in your music library, but no way to make ringtones from any of them. Rihgt? Actually, with a little bit of trickery (nothing illegal) you can create ringtones from any one of your non-DRM songs. ...

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 Australia Every song on the iTunes Stores is an iTunes Plus song. iTunes Plus songs are all free of burn limits and digital rights management (DRM). So in addition to playing on iPods and iPhones, the music you buy will work on many other digital music players. ...

 Texas There's excellent integration with iTunes, making your cloud-stored music appear local. I especially like the audio streaming support in the iPhone app — if your library has DRM-free music like mine does, you can stream tunes from the cloud to your ...

There's also an increased emphasis on experimentation and better legal alternatives, which have finally started to hit the marketplace over the last year—services like Amazon's music store, DRM-free iTunes, Spotify, Hulu, and Epix.

But that was almost 10 years ago, and now that the recording industry has come around to the idea of selling DRM-free tracks on iTunes, Amazon, ... and more »

zoom in and flip through facility, display of text messages at the bottom of the screen, combined messaging enabled by IM window of text based conversations, built-in camera and flash, music player, transfer of DRM-free iTunes music, podcasts, ...

Sony still needs to figure out how to create an iTunes-like experience. Now that iTunes has DRM-free music, users can download songs from Apple's store and add them to their Walkmans, but that's not nearly as convenient as downloading songs directly ... Sony Android Walkman Coming PMP Today

pulpTunes supports MP3 and AAC files, so it can even handle your DRM-free downloads from the iTunes music store. Additionally, the app supports iTunes DJ, ... and more »

Informitv  CA That was a bigger deal in the years before every song on iTunes went DRM-free, but many users (myself included) have never paid the 30 cents a song needed to upgrade their older libraries — so DoubleTwist still has a purpose, if you for some reason ...

And now that the iTunes Store sells DRM-free AAC tracks, those will also play natively on the Pre. Since the Pre works with Google Calendar and Contacts, you can export your Palm Desktop PIM data—or your local Outlook data—and then import it into ...

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He came up with a way that lets users copy music from iTunes that is DRM-free–without so-called digital rights management software that limits unauthorized copying–onto non-Apple devices. The software also lets users manage their music for all of their ...

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And your DRM'ed iTunes songs won't make it over either, but your MP3 and DRM-free ones will. 7) Facebook and Google sync well. Not only does it have push Gmail, there's something called Synergy that grabs your Facebook and Google contacts and merges ...

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Last week, news broke that the Palm Pre is able to sync with iTunes, allowing for easy loading of DRM-free media. At the time, Apple DRM expert Jon Johansen surmised that the Pre must be emulating an iPod by transmitting Apple-specific vendor and ...

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 CA claimed that moving to DRM-free downloads revitalized the label's sales of digital full albums, as opposed to singles, contradicting the industry's fear that users would cherry-pick fewer tracks in the iTunes age, leading to less revenue per sale. ...

In a little-noticed statement that accompanied his comments, Palm said that media sync is a feature of the Pre's WebOS that "synchronizes seamlessly with iTunes, giving you a simple and easy way to transfer DRM-free music, photos and videos to your ...

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In other words, users can purchase DRM-free tracks from any online music store (Amazon, itunes, emusic, and so forth) and simply copy them over to the PSP. Sony will be releasing software called Media Go to help users manage the psp's content on their ...

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to continue support through 2011, and Yahoo (NASD: YHOO) offering to refund the song purchases. While songs sold at Apple's (NASD: AAPL) iTunes Store are now DRM-free, the company has given no indication that it intends to discontinue support for them.

PC World  CA as far as they are concerned, so perhaps there will be no "official" issue here. by orangeneptune June 2, 2009 4:11 AM PDT First - Apple doesn't mind the revenue that comes from non-iPod users buying DRM-free music from iTunes. ...

as high as the original rate of 128 kbps) and made them all DRM-Free via their iTunes Plus Store, they also raised the price of an MP3 to $1.29 a piece. ... and more »

Now that iTunes Music Store, Amazon and eMusic is pretty much DRM free Sony should just provide the hardware experience and let PSP users get their music from others that seem to be able to do a better job of delivery. Sony should sign a deal with ...

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They can do that easily, however, by dragging and dropping their DRM-free music from anywhere on their computer to any supported device. Palm doesn't need to use iTunes at all, and Rubinstein's claim, while admirable in its fair-use sentiments, ...

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 UK Despite all the major labels signing up to DRM-free distribution on iTunes, Amazon and other stores, they still haven't agreed deals with eMusic. That's about to change according to the New York Times, which says Sony Music Entertainment will announce ...

If someone already uses iTunes, chances are they have some quantity of DRM-free iTunes Plus music on their computer. There's no technical reason why the music shouldn't be easily playable on the Pre. One of the upshots of removing DRM in the iTunes ...

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 CA Now, it depends on your level of cynicism as to how you interpret the details, but those who feel generous suggest that variable pricing is necessary in order to cover the cost of making iTunes music available to customers DRM-free. ...

 NY Simply connect Pre to your PC or Mac via the USB cable, select 'media sync' on the phone, and iTunes will launch on your computer desktop. You can then choose which DRM-free media files to transfer," the company says today in a press release. ...

By Jesus Diaz 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...

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The MP3 files are of good quality, DRM-free (though, like iTunes content, are watermarked), and compatible with iPods, iPhones, and Apple TVs. And if you choose to not purchase another track per month from Napster, at the very least it gives you the ...

Just last week, Microsoft was seen touting its Zune Pass subscription as cheaper than the iTunes Store. Now, music-sharing site Napster is back with a new plan to appeal to consumers. The new offering will cost consumers US$5 a month for unlimited ...

 PA With iTunes tracks selling as high as $1.29 now, you're getting Napster tracks for $1 each, plus free streaming. -The tracks you keep are DRM-free MP3's, so they'll work with your iPod or iPhone. I fully intend to hop on this train. Do you?

Telegraph.co.uk  CA But one tricky thing about this on the iPhone is its close ties with iTunes, which means that many of its users probably have some DRM-protected music, which won't work over Imeem's streaming service. But I assume the new iTunes Plus, DRM-free variety ...

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. ...

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

 CA It’sa similar situation because while you could buy MP3s from Amazon that would work on Apple devices, the process to do so was more laborious than just buying them from iTunes. I should know — before iTunes recently went DRM-free, I bought all my ...

I really like the Genius feature in iTunes, it seems to be one of the best systems for recommending new music I may like. And now with all of iTunes going DRM-free, the one-click buying system using the Genius sidebar in iTunes is already taking its ...

All of its songs were digital rights management (DRM)-free, while only a minority of iTunes tracks were. But at Macworld in January, Apple finally leveled the playing field by announcing that by the end of the first quarter of 2009, all of the tracks ...

 CA Though, to be fair, it finally did cave into the industry’s demand for a three-tier pricing structure for iTunes, which should go into effect shortly. Of course, the music labels had to use perhaps their last big bargaining chip to get that: DRM-free ...

By rss@youtube.com (MeetTheMac) 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...

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Washington Post  CA - Even better, the song is available in the iTunes Plus format, Apple’s DRM-free format. At Macworld a couple of weeks ago, Apple announced that all tracks in ... U2’s ‘Get On Your Boots’ Free For Everyone To Listen eFluxMedia all 593 news articles

By Wilson Rothman You're snickering. Not about the baseball bat (I hope), but about the whole spending-money-on-iTunes thing. Yep, I am a recovered iTunes DRM-music-buying addict. I still pay for music, but now Amazon is the legitimate source of all my thankfully DRM-free impulse buys.

By erica.sadun@arstechnica.com (Erica Sadun) The iTunes Store migration to DRM-free tracks isn't due to finish until April. You might want to slow down and wait to see how this change pans out before you upgrade, though. Read More...

By Peter Cohen During yesterday's keynote address at Macworld Expo, Apple made three significant changes to its iTunes Store. Undoubtedly the biggest news is that Apple will finally stop selling music with its FairPlay Digital Rights Management (DRM) restrictions.

By Andy Carvell Apple is now offering DRM-free versions of music tracks via ‘iTunes Plus’ and has introduced a 3-tier pricing model. The announcement at the MacWorld conference confirmed recent speculation about the move to drop DRM.  8 million of the 10 million tracks in the iTunes catalog will be avai...

About eight million songs from major labels to be DRM-free

The RIAA has been backing away from lawsuits. This deal with Apple might explain why they have been doing that," said Phil Leigh, senior analyst at Inside Digital Media. "Apparently the RIAA was negotiating a big deal with iTunes to sell DRM-free tracks. It seems to me like the RIAA has accept...

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The RIAA has been backing away from lawsuits. This deal with Apple might explain why they have been doing that," said Phil Leigh, senior analyst at Inside Digital Media. "Apparently the RIAA was negotiating a big deal with iTunes to sell DRM-free tracks. It seems to me like the RIAA has accept...

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By Talez Who would have known that that the death of DRM would come in the form of a press release? While MP3 stores are nothing new, with iTunes moving to a 100% DRM free catalog by the 31st of March this now cements a de facto standard of DRM free music in the marketplace. As a side effect it's now a near ce...

By The Huffington Post News Editors SAN FRANCISCO — Apple Inc. closed its final appearance at the Macworld trade show Tuesday by cutting the price of some songs in its market-leading iTunes online store to as little as 69 cents and disclosing that soon every track will be available without copy protection. More on Apple

By Paul Biba At the keynote address of the Macworld Expo, Apple announced that iTunes will go DRM-free on 8 million iTunes songs as of today. By the end of the quarter the remaining 2 million songs will be DRM-free, making the entire catalog available without DRM. You can read Macworld’s coverage of the k...

News from the Macworld Expo - iTunes is in the final stages of shedding DRM, offering some eight million of its 10 million songs in Apple's iTunes Plus DRM-free format. But does anyone care? Is there anyone who is still concerned about DRM buying anything from the iTunes store? by...

By Bobbie Johnson Apple today announced that its entire iTunes music catalogue will soon be available without any copy protection, after agreeing a new deal with the world's major record labels. By the end of the quarter all 10 million songs will be DRM free in iTunes and iTunes plus," said Phil Schiller, Ap...

Apple has announced three significant changes to its iTunes Store at Macworld Expo, but the first is undoubtedly the biggest...

By John Gruber As of two minutes ago, it appears you can now buy music from iTunes from your iPhone over EDGE and 3G, not just Wi-Fi. Even better: all the music in the store appears to be DRM-free now. I’m guessing Phil Schiller will announce it later on in the keynote. Maybe this is the “one more thing”?

At Macworld 2009 in San Francisco, Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of marketing, announces a new music price plan and an expanded selection of digital rights management-free songs in its iTunes Store. Users will be able to strip their...

By Daniel Kreps • Apple Reveals New iPod Nano, iTunes Update Apple reportedly has signed a deal with three more major labels to bring more DRM-free MP3s to their iTunes digital music store. The announcement of the deal with Sony, Universal and Warner Music is expected to be the centerpiece of today’s Macw...

By David Rothman Reminder: Apple plans to let ScrollMotion use Apple DRM on e-books in SM’s format. Speak up! Also put in a word for ePub. Do we really want Steve Jobs rather than the IDPF setting e-book standards? Related: Techmeme roundup on iTunes’ new DRM-free arrangements.

By Jemima Kiss It might not have escaped your notice that the annual Macworld conference is underway in San Francisco, prompting various speculation about a likely 17" MacBook Pro, more on the Mac Mini, an expansion of the DRM-free music on the iTunes Store and a slew of new iPhone apps.

By charles.cooper@cnet.com (CNET.com) Macworld--the last Macworld with Apple as a participant--got under way in San Francisco on Tuesday, with Apple unveiling plans to expand DRM-free tunes. CNET News' Greg Sandoval, who broke that story Monday, also talks about Apple's plans to roll...

By David Rothman But now it’s back without any new tracks or information. It seems to me that Apple is clearly working on this area, but it doesn’t appear to be set for a new launch yet. Perhaps this is because when Apple does unveil the remaining studios selling DRM-free music, basically the whole of iTunes wi...

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This tutorial page takes about how to free remove DRM from iTunes 8 music and add iTunes protected AAC (M4P) music to non-Apple MP3 players.

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It is very easy to create free ringtones for your iPhone 3G using only iTunes and songs you already have on your computer. This tutorial shows how to perform step by step. It only works with songs that are DRM free. ...

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By Adam Frucci The Walmart MP3 store has always seemed like the third wheel of online music stores behind Amazon and iTunes. Sure, it offers up DRM-free MP3s, but it only worked for Windows users on IE, which limited its appeal. But now, Walmart has finally added support for Mac and Linux users, as well as Fi...

By dudude This article details how to burn DRM encrypted iTunes music to MP3. Shown are the way of using real CD disc and that of virtual CD drive.

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By Paul Biba iTunes continued to grow in terms of awareness, usage, familiarity, and ‘best brand’ mentions. Amazon had a strong first year, with initial awareness, usage, favorability and ‘best brand’ ratings comparable to any of the top brands after iTunes. Moreover, Amazon actually matched iTun...

You can do this to any song with the exception of those that are DRM protected in iTunes. Check out the Cnet video below on how to create ringtones in iTunes for your iPhone for FREE. Posted: October 7, 2008.

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By iphonegeek Now there is one more addition, iTunes 8. Yes you can actually create free ringtones using iTunes. CNET carried out a article and video on how to do that. Steps : 1. Find an MP3 (not AAC or anything with DRM [ie not bought, ...

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By Christen da Costa Hit the video after the ‘leap’ for the demonstration or read my break down below on how to make a custom iPhone ringtone, totally free, using JUST iTunes 8. Find an MP3 (not AAC or anything with DRM [ie not bought, except Amazon]) ...

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By GolaYing Create free ringtones for your iPhone using only iTunes and songs you already have on your computer (This method only works with songs that are DRM free. To create ringtones using DVD video songs please use this method). ...

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What you'll need. 1. A blank CD (A rewrite CD would be better). 2. iTunes (which need to be changed the preferences before burning.) 3. CD-R 4. A professional DRM converter (Alternate Method) ...

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By GolaYing And the detailed guide about how to convert DRM media: Part two: Free remove iTunes DRM music on Mac However, in order to remove DRM protection, you will need iMovie - iMovie is a separate application, the current iteration of iMovie ...

So all you need to do is take an m4a file which is DRM free and not more than 30 seconds, rename it to m4r and add it to iTunes. You can check out this step by step guide (courtesy theAppleBlog) to create free custom ringtones for your ...

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Create free ringtones for your iPhone using only iTunes and songs you already have on your computer (This method only works with songs that are DRM free. To create ringtones using DRM protected songs please follow this guide to strip ...

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By terry bob Create free ringtones for your iPhone using only iTunes and songs you already have on your computer (This method only works with songs that are DRM free. To create ringtones using DRM protected songs please follow this guide to strip ...

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By Geekdeep Create free ringtones for your iPhone using only iTunes and songs you already have on your computer (This method only works with songs that are DRM free. To create ringtones using DRM protected songs please use this method). ...

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By Dev Note: (This method only works with songs that are DRM free. To create ringtones using DRM protected songs please use this method). This method has been tested and works with iTunes 7.7.1 and iPhone 2.0.1 firmware. ...

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By Blacky Create free ringtones for your iPhone using only iTunes and songs you already have on your computer (This method only works with songs that are DRM free). Free Custom iPhone Ringtones using only iTunes. Best of the Web ! ...

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Create free ringtones for your iPhone using only iTunes and songs you already have on your computer (This method only works with songs that are DRM free. To create ringtones using DRM protected songs please follow this guide to strip … ...

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By Mat Lu Napster has announced that it is now offering DRM-free MP3 downloads that play on the iPod family and the iPhone. Furthermore, the library is 6 million songs which puts it in the same league as the iTunes Store, and indeed far eclipses ...

By Mike Schramm The thing about DRM is that there are always exceptions to the rules-- while Apple has released lots of DRM-free music, lots of it is still bogged down by DRM, and if you're like me, you disagree that any music you purchase should be limited in the ways that you use it.

By info Wal-Mart will continue to offer its existing WMA-format music downloads. Thus, customers may select the option of MP3-format downloads at 256 kbps for $0.94/track and/or WMA-format downloads at 128 kbps for $0.88/track. It looks breaking Apple’s lock on digital music downloads is so imp...

By Mark Wilson A new edition of FairUse4WM has been released, allowing for Zune Marketplace WMAs to be stripped of their DRM so you can have fair use rights your purchases—copying to other devices at will. Think of it as a Zune without the Zune...or better yet...iTunes DRM-free without the Mac vs. PC bickering. Fo...

Offer a thank you for Apple dropping iTunes DRM eMusic, the world’s largest retailer of independent music and the world’s second-largest digital music retailer is cheekily offering Apple’s Steve Jobs a free lifetime subscription for his new iPhone, according to 901am.com. The offer wa...

By Richard Driver With EMI Group PLC (LSE: EMI)'s announcement Friday that its new Digital Rights Management technology-free tracks now available for sale on Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)'s iTunes Store are performing well, will the compact disc finally go to the grave, as has been speculated for the past fe...

By Mat Lu Filed under: iTS, iTunesOur own Erica was one of the first to discover that personal information is encoded in DRM-free iTunes Plus files. If you want to remove that watermarking, Playlist Magazine has a solution: TUAW favorite audio editor Fission ($32) from Rogue Amoeba "can strip out...

By Ankur Apple became the first major digital music retailer to offer DRM free music in collaboration with music company EMI. The company has just launched their iTunes Plus service which allows the web users to purchase DRM free music for 30 cents more compared to regular prices.

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By Jimmy Daniels Specifically, if you burn a playlist of iTunes’ protected music to a CD in iTunes 7.2 and then rip that CD in the MP3 format (a trick people often use to remove the tracks’ copy protection), those MP3 tracks won’t copy to an iPod. Try, and you’ll be told that the tracks are incompatible with the i...

When asked by e-mail when he thought that Apple would offer high-bitrate tracks (that is, CD quality, or closer to 1,440 Kbps) Gideon was not optimistic. "I think Apple views the new iTunes Plus tracks as high bitrate -- in other words, they already are available, but only on the iTunes Plus...

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When asked by e-mail when he thought that Apple would offer high-bitrate tracks (that is, CD quality, or closer to 1,440 Kbps) Gideon was not optimistic. "I think Apple views the new iTunes Plus tracks as high bitrate -- in other words, they already are available, but only on the iTunes Plus...

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By info Buzz about Apple’s introduction of iTunes Plus, which offers DRM-free music tracks for $1.29 each, has turned into concern for some. Posts at Ars Technica and TUAW have revealed that Apple is embedding personal information, such as your name and email address, in music files (including...

By Cory Doctorow Cory Doctorow: Apple's new DRM-free tracks from the iTunes store not only contain your email address and password name in hidden fields, but in at least one case, more than 360k of hidden information. EFF's technologists have found a hidden block of data in the new iTunes tracks: We compar...

Along with a new version of iTunes released today Apple has launched iTunes Plus, a premium service that offers music tracks free of copy protection, keeping its promise to offer EMI Group's digital catalog in May, inclu...

Apple updates iTunes for DRM-free music sales InfoWorld, CA - May 30, 2007 Apple has taken another step toward selling DRM-free tracks from EMI and other labels through its new iTunes Plus service. The company released an update to ...

Despite the software update, the Apple iTunes Store itself does not show any DRM-Free music currently available for purchase. The DRM-Free launch will likely occur later this morning (Wed, May 30th). From the iTunes Help, it appears you will be able to upgrade your existing songs to the iT...

By Scott Dawson This version of iTunes allows you to purchase iTunes Plus music—new higher-quality, DRM-free music downloads from participating music labels. Following yesterdays Quicktime Security Update Apple has just released iTunes 7.2 via Software update and standalone download. This versio...

By Michael By the time you read this, you will probably be able to download DRM Free tracks from iTunes.  Apple, late last night, sent out the 7.2 update of iTunes that includes iTunes Plus, the much talked about higher encoded, DRM free audio tracks from EMI.

The original e-commerce giant is throwing down the digital music gauntlet. With iTunes, Amazon, and EMI on the bandwagon, could the world of copyright-protected music finally be coming to an end? With the exception of EMI, record labels have fought against the notion of DRM-free music,...

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The original e-commerce giant is throwing down the digital music gauntlet. With iTunes, Amazon, and EMI on the bandwagon, could the world of copyright-protected music finally be coming to an end? With the exception of EMI, record labels have fought against the notion of DRM-free music,...

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By Richard Driver If Amazon can successfully create a new service to compete with iTunes, then an "Amazon-tunes" service could revolutionize the still new market. The key will be the utilization of DRM-free tracks. Amazon will need to join Apple in convincing the other labels to drop DRM, which has been an i...

Last month, Britain's EMI Music Group PLC, home to artists such as Coldplay, Norah Jones and Joss Stone, agreed to let iTunes sell tracks without the copy-protection technology known as digital-rights management. The DRM-free tracks cost 30 cents more than copy-restricted versions o...

By info On Monday of this week, EMI and Apple announced that most of EMI’s catalog of music would soon be available DRM-free through the iTunes store at a premium of 30 cents per song. As a result, Microsoft is in the position of trying to sell new DRM formats when the latest thing in digital music is DR...

By tonyhughes iTunes will also offer customers a simple, one-click option to easily upgrade their entire library of all previously purchased EMI content to the higher quality DRM-free format for 30 cents a song. All EMI music videos will also be available in DRM-free format with no change in price.

By A.L. Harper What is DRM you might ask? DRM (Digital Rights Management) is the umbrella term that refers to any technologies used by publishers or copyright owners to control access to, and usage of digital data; in this case music. It is also used to restrict which devices you can use the music you have p...

The c,mm,n (pronounced "common") is apparently the world's first open source car."Official: EMI to Release Music DRM-Free The OCZ Trifecta combines SD, MicroSD, and USB into one super device that may not be a creation of Earth."Dealzmodo: Buy 3 $15 iTunes Gift Cards, Get 1 Free

By Om Malik Apple and EMI announced this morning their decision to sell digital music downloads without digital rights management via Apple’s iTunes store. Apple will sell higher quality songs (256 kbps) for $1.29 a song without DRM though consumers are free to choose lower priced DRM tracks. Album p...

By Cory Doctorow Why Apple is to blame for iTunes DRM Apple sued for iTunes/iPod monopoly tying Apple and Sony sued for non-interoperable DRM Germany and France challenge iTunes DRM Sony: DRM cost us the Walkman DRM company vows to hack iTunes DRM Sony rootkit ripped off anti-DRM code to break into iTunes

Apr. 2 - Apple's CEO Steve Jobs announced that EMI's entire catalogue of songs will be available through iTunes without the copy-protection DRM - Digital Rights Management.

Today, Apple's Steve Jobs publicly threw down this gauntlet: "If the big four music companies would license Apple their music without the requirement that it be protected with a DRM, we would switch to selling only DRM-free music on our iTunes store... Apple will embrace this wholehearted...

Apple[base ']s preferred outcome, Jobs says, is outcome (3), selling DRM-free music. This is notable, and somewhat surprising, as the consensus has been that Apple strategy has been to seek outcome (1), using its proprietary DRM to lock customers in to its iTunes-iPod world. If Apple rea...