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The Daily Loper – Oct 23, 2009

23 Oct 2009 17:59:03 PDT

Written by Lopy
What copyright holders call protection, consumers call restriction. Since consumers are the ones who ultimately pay for and use DRM-infected media, we’re going with the term DRM-restricted.Burger King Japan selling Windows 7 burgers

Original story at Medialoper .

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Nook would be great if not for Barnes & Noble's high ebook pricing

21 Oct 2009 17:53:40 PDT

Written by Joe Wilcox
Quick examples -- and more will come later in this post: Twilight by Stephanie Meyer: $6.59 from Amazon; $8.79 from B&N. Philip K Dick's Do Androids Dream of Electric Sleep?: $8.38 from Amazon; $11.20 from B&N. (Sony charges $9.89 for the first and $9 for the second.)

Original story at BetaNews .

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Dev finds Windows Marketplace DRM severely lacking, easily circumventable

08 Oct 2009 18:36:00 PDT

Written by Darren Murph
Microsoft's Windows Phones just left the chute a few days ago, and already it seems that ye old DRM is getting talked about -- and not in a good way. According to one Chainfire over at XDA-Developers, the so-called "copy protection" involved in keeping applications in place rather than str...

Original story at Engadget .

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Now that 7Digital supports US, Songbird can almost replace iTunes

07 Oct 2009 13:57:07 PDT

Written by Tim Conneally
But one of the most exciting things about this release is 7Digital's inclusion in open source media management software Songbird. For music consumers who may not want to be tied to the ubiquitous Apple iTunes for managing their music and media content, Mozilla XULRunner-based Songbird...

Original story at BetaNews .

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McAfee makes strides in the DRM business with Adobe partnership

28 Sep 2009 08:09:27 PDT

Written by Scott M. Fulton, III
Recent marketing literature for McAfee DLP (PDF available here) refers to its patented technology: "Prevent data loss and leakage without interrupting legitimate business activities, even when data is modified, copied, pasted, compressed, or encrypted."

Original story at BetaNews .

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Entelligence: Have we demonized DRM?

24 Sep 2009 16:34:00 PDT

Written by Michael Gartenberg
There was a lot of discussion when Steve Jobs wrote his famous letter about DRM a few years ago. I think the letter and the timing were brilliant back in the day and it put the issue of DRM squarely where it belongs, with the content companies and not companies such as Apple or Microsoft. I agree w...

Original story at Engadget .

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Digital Rights Management news and blogs - November 23, 2009

23 Nov 2009 00:00:01 PDT

Below is today's roundup of news and blogs that haven't yet hit top story status by our community. Visit Digital Rights Management news and blogs for even more news and blogs converage.

• The Daily Loper – Oct 30, 2009 -- by Lopy from Medialoper
• Important Norwegian consumer reads Amazon Kindle's EULA, sends angry letter -- by Thomas Ricker from Engadget
• Is Book Sharing Really a Threat to Publishing? -- by Kirk Biglione from Medialoper
• Happy Birthday iPod, You're Doomed [Apple] -- by Wilson Rothman and Brian Lam from Gizmodo
• Disney Keychest to make buy-once view-anywhere movies a reality with Apple's help? -- by Thomas Ricker from Engadget
• Is Net Neutrality a FCC Trojan Horse? -- by corynne from EFF.org Updates
• Barnes & Noble's Nook Ebook Reader: Two Screens, $260 [Barnes & Noble] -- by John Herrman from Gizmodo
• PSP Go Rewards program hitting DRM-laced brick wall -- by Darren Murph from Engadget
• Microsoft: There's Still a Sliver of Hope For Zune On Apple Products [Zune] -- by John Herrman from Gizmodo
• How To Fight eBook Piracy -- by Kirk Biglione from Medialoper

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

23 Jun 2009 16:30:05 PDT

Written by Kirk
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.

Original story at Medialoper .

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Into the DTV era, with no broadcast flag mandate

12 Jun 2009 18:26:39 PDT

Written by schoen
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...

Original story at EFF.org Updates .

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Digital music kiosks take another spin

10 Jun 2009 16:31:30 PDT

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 »

Original story at CNET News.com .

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

01 Jun 2009 13:13:13 PDT

Written by corynne
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...

Original story at EFF.org Updates .

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How To: Apple sued for blocking iPod, iPhone hacks

09 May 2009 14:12:20 PDT

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. ...

Original story at Examiner.com .

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How To: Unprotect your iTunes music for FREE!

20 Feb 2009 19:07:14 PST

Written 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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Podcast: Apple to offer more DRM-free songs

07 Jan 2009 12:43:23 PST

Written by IT News Podcast
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

Original story at Computerworld .

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

18 Dec 2008 21:00:00 PST

Written by matt buchanan
• 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.

Original story at Gizmodo .

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

04 Dec 2008 15:41:00 PST

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...

Original story at Shacknews .

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How To: kirtsy - Free WMAs and iTunes from Windows to Mac OS X transfer

23 Nov 2008 22:17:25 PST

itunesm4ptomp3.wordpress.com ― This passage shows how to transfer WMAs (include DRM protected) from Windows to Mac and how to switch iTunes 8 on Windows to iTunes 8 on Mac with freeware. Avatar Sucring ― posted 2 hours ...

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How to Remove DRM from Itunes Music on Win (then Edit in Windows ...

20 Oct 2008 02:31:21 PDT

Written by yarseeeed
You can use it to move your library of M4P DRM protected music to the MP3 format that you can use on any player out there worth its salt. You can learn how to remove DRM from iTunes M4P music from following guide: ...

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Patch: Apple releases iTunes 7.7.1 update

30 Jul 2008 19:15:00 PDT

Just a few days after the iPhone DRM may have been cracked, Apple has released iTunes 7.7.1. The update, according to Apple, includes fixes to improve stability and performance, but the company did not provide any other details. The 48MB update is available via Mac OS X Software Update and via...

Original story at MacNN .

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Opinion: Adobe Pushes DRM for Flash

19 Feb 2008 23:34:47 PST

Written by Seth Schoen
Finally, there's a classic suite of arguments against DRM that will be as true for online video as they were for music. DRM doesn't move additional product. DRM is grief for honest end-users. And there's no reason to imagine that new DRM systems will stop copyright infringement any more effe...

Original story at EFF.org Updates .

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Podcast: AWR 2008-01-05 #111: Apple's Monopoly, and Down with HD DVD

05 Jan 2008 18:30:00 PST

Apple was hit with an antitrust lawsuit for its iPod and music sales tactics, Mac market share took a jump in December, and the iPhone and iPod touch had trouble telling time on New Year's eve. In the entertainment world, Sony finally saw the value in DRM-free music, Warner dealt a hard blow t...

Original story at The Mac Observer .

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Opinion: Amazon vs. Wal-Mart: MP3 Store Showdown Before iTunes Final Battle [MP3 Store Battlemodo]

07 Dec 2007 10:00:00 PST

Written by adam frucci
Other price discrepancies include Air's Pocket Symphony ($8.99 on Amazon, $9.22 on Wal-Mart), Broken Social Scene's self-titled album ($7.99 on amazon, $9.44 on Wal-Mart), and A Love Supreme by John Coltrane ($8.97 on Amazon, $9.22 on Wal-Mart). More often than not, the prices are better on A...

Original story at Gizmodo .

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Podcast: Apple Cuts iTunes Plus Price to 99 Cents

16 Oct 2007 16:00:25 PDT

Written by glenn@tidbits.com (Glenn Fleishman)
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...

Original story at TidBITS .

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Real iTunes killer: Review of Amazon's DRM-less music download store

25 Sep 2007 14:02:42 PDT

Written by Danny Mendez
An added benefit of downloading your music via Amazon as opposed to iTunes is the lack of DRM. Most of iTunes' music comes encoded with DRM, preventing you from using YOUR music on anything other than an iPod or the computer to which the music is registered.

Original story at TECH.BLORGE.com .

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Patch: DRM-Free tracks now available on iTunes Plus

30 May 2007 11:05:51 PDT

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...

Original story at TechSpot .

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Patch: Apple Releases iTunes 7.2

30 May 2007 07:51:11 PDT

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...

Original story at Hard OCP .

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