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

19 Jun 2009 18:58:00 PDT

Written by Richard Lawler
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...

Original story at Engadget .

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CableLabs Takes Over DCAS Project From PolyCipher

17 Jun 2009 15:15:28 PDT

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 ...

Original story at Multichannel News .

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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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itunes music without DRM restrictions

10 Jun 2009 17:26:17 PDT

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 »

Original story at EducationGuardian.co.uk .

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Gone BookCampin'

08 Jun 2009 08:08:40 PDT

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, ...

Original story at Torontoist .

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Digital Rights Management news and blogs - July 04, 2009

04 Jul 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.

• Yamaha's MusicCAST2 wireless distribution system gets one better -- by Thomas Ricker from Engadget
• Amazon.fr Launches Amazon MP3 Music Service -- from TAXI Design Network
• Beware the power of the virtual community -- from guardian.co.uk
• Palm responds to Apple's warning -- from CNET News
• Up Front: Google may take a tiny step toward better security -- from BetaNews
• Nokia Music Store to abandon DRM -- from Mobile Entertainment
• Amazon puts code where its mouth is: releases Kindle source to the world -- by Paul Miller from Engadget
• Streaming Movies, IP TV, and Music Biz Will Generate $78 Billion ... -- from eNewsChannels
• Trent Reznor and Why OiNK Was 'The World's Greatest Music Store' -- from Zeropaid
• Nautel to Launch Low-Power Transmitter Line -- from Radio World

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Flash security is made easy with LockLizard Flashguard - Live-PR.com

08 Jun 2009 01:22:13 PDT

Flash security is made easy with LockLizard Flashguard Our DRM software prevents copying, printing, screen grabbing, and sharing of information without the use of insecure passwords. More information on LockLizard DRM Security can be found at www.locklizard.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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Palm Pre to Sync Directly with iTunes [Pre]

28 May 2009 07:13:00 PDT

Written 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...

Original story at Gizmodo .

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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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Doctorow's Law: Who Benefits from DRM?

20 Apr 2009 11:57:39 PDT

Written by hugh
In a reprise of his famous argument against DRM delivered to Microsoft executives in 2004, Cory Doctorow recently appeared before book publishers at the O'Reilly Tools of Change for Publishing Conference to explain to leaders of the publishing industry why DRM on digital books is bad f...

Original story at EFF.org Updates .

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Patch: Sonos Updates, New iPhone App

15 Apr 2009 03:54:23 PDT

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. ...

Original story at lint.com .

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Opinion: Boom Boom Pow! Apple Raises itune Prices

07 Apr 2009 08:07:53 PDT

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

Original story at VARBusiness .

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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...

Original story at YouTube .

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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 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: ...

Original story at Talk Mania Forum . Related stories include: How to play iTunes protected AAC (M4P) music on PS3? - Windows Vista Magazine , Windows Vista Magazine | How to Remove DRM from Itunes Music on ... - Windows Vista Magazine and ... digWin , w3exchange , Kinoma Notes

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How To: Share: Easy way to remove DRM media on Mac and Windows

24 Aug 2008 19:37:05 PDT

Written 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 ...

Original story at GAX Online .

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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: 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 . Related stories include: Patch: Apple Releases iTunes 7.2 - Hard OCP , Patch: iTunes 7.2 Released - DRM Free Tracks coming today - Apple Gazette and ... Macsupport , InfoWorld

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Engadget Podcast 090 - 10.03.2006

03 Oct 2006 15:37:00 PDT

Written by Trent Wolbe
08:27 - Microsoft sues Viodentia for copyright infringement 29:17 - Sony Ericsson and Fossil team up for Bluetooth watch 32:30 - Sony to begin global "battery replacement" program 37:00 - Sony Reader PRS-500 gets launch date, price

Original story at Engadget .

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