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Apple and the future of DRM
Over at the Guardian there's an interesting article on How Apple is Changing DRM. While there's not a lot that's new here, it does usefully cover what has happened over the last few years with Digital Rights Management and how DRM has basically come ...
EMI to say goodbye to DRM?
Early today we posted about tomorrow's EMI press conference in London featuring the one and only Steve Jobs. May people thought this could mean that the Beatles music catalog would be coming to the iTunes store. While this would be interesting, the ...
Warner Music Group Head defends DRM
Edgar Bronfman Jr, chairman and CEO of Warner Music Group, thinks DRM is a good thing (though that article does get his name wrong). It protects intellectual property. He doesn't think, however, that DRM should limit listeners to a single device, ...
Elgato says no to voluntary DRM broadcast flags
Yesterday, I was reading through our sister site TV Squad and saw this post about Broadcast Flags that prevent PCs from recording shows. Broadcast flags, which are signals sent in a digital TV data stream, indicate whether shows should or should not ...
EMI DRM free tracks on iTunes: Pricing, and upgrading
As Dave posted, EMI is offering their entire catalog of music sans DRM. This is a great move for customers. Many people commented last night that it isn't the DRM that bothers them with iTunes downloads, but rather the lower bitrate of the songs. It ...
Steve Jobs posts his thoughts on music (and DRM)
I just finished reading Thoughts on Music by everyone's favorite iCEO, Steve Jobs. Then I read it again. This is big, folks. While the piece is entitled 'Thoughts on Music,' it is really all about DRM (Digital Rights Management). Steve outlines 3 ...
iTunes Plus debuts DRM-free music
At TUAW we've been following the DRM-free EMI track deal for some time. We're delighted to announce that these tracks will finally available for sale over at the iTunes Store later today (Apple announced they are available, but not in my copy of ...
DVD Jon breaks free of iTunes DRM
Today's Times Online reports that DVD Jon has introduced new software that allows you to break iTunes DRM and play back your iTunes purchases on any device. Apparently this new anti-DRM software works with an unsual analog-hole. It replays songs in ...
Charles Wiltgen responds to Cory Doctorow's 'DRM is bad for business'
Cory Doctorow, well known for his work at BoingBoing and other projects, wrote an article titled Apple's Copy Protection Isn't Just Bad For Consumers, It's Bad For Business. If you've been following anything this guy's written, this isn't the first ...
Microsoft DRM means no BitTorrent Media for OS X
BitTorrent is opening up a new site that's going to sell TV shows and movies in direct competition to iTunes. But... Engadget reveals that the new BitTorrent Entertainment Network plans to use Microsoft DRM to protect its TV shows and movies, making ...
Video demonstration of anti-DRM group at SF Apple Store
One of our sister blogs, The Digital Music Weblog, dug up a video of an anti-DRM demonstration by that DefectiveByDesign crew we blogged yesterday. This demonstration was in San Francisco, and from the editing of the video, it looked pretty ...
Rumors: Amazon to offer DRM-free Music Store?
One of latest big buzz items concerns whether Amazon is courting the digital download market. Apparently, it has started talks with the major music labels. The Register talked to an Amazon spokesman who confirmed that the company was looking ...
The Netherlands Consumers Union takes on iTunes DRM
Today's International Herald Tribune reports that the European backlash against iTunes DRM just gained another member. The Dutch Consumentenbond (Consumer's Union) has filed complaints against Apple with both the anti-monopoly authority and the ...
Apple founders film released as DRM-free download
TUAW reader Steve pointed us to this article about "In Search of Silicon Valley". It's a film about a trio (Steve O'Hear, Fleeta Siegel and Selwyn George) who travels from London to Silicon Valley, tracks down Apple pioneers Woz, Hertzfeld, Raskin, ...
Another stooge misses real DRM dilemma, takes pot-shot at Apple
Another
day, another mindless shot across Apple's bow
arguing against their use of DRM. This time around, it's coming from Brad King at Technology Review. Brad is upset
about the popularity of the iTunes iPod combo from Apple, arguing that the ...
