Full FeedMore on the possibility of DRM-free iTunes downloads
Rumors continue to swirl that the iTunes Store may be going DRM-free starting today, Tuesday December 9. According to the sources on ElectronLibre, the collections of three major record labels will be available unencumbered by Apple’s Fairplay DRM: Universal Music, SonyBMG Music and Waner Music. This list encompasses three of… Continue Reading »
Test Case Seeks to remove iTunes DRM
Bjorn Erik Thon, consumer Ombudsman for Norway, has announced that he is taking Apple before that country’s Market Council in an attempt to force Apple to remove the FairPlay DRM from its music. This move would allow music purchased from iTunes to be played on any digital music player. While… Continue Reading »
iTunes gets territorial
Are you someone who travels a lot? Well, crossing the border and making a purchase in the U.S. version of the iTunes Music Store is now a breach of the Terms of Service. The Unofficial Apple Weblog (motto: “Not the Other Kind”) draws our attention to a new section in… Continue Reading »
iTunes has a new competitor thanks to Napster
What’s that sound I hear? Oh, that’s just Apple gasping in utter shock over in Cupertino. Why? Hot from the press:Napster’s download store is more than 50% larger than any other MP3 store and boasts not only the largest major label MP3 catalog in the industry, but also the largest… Continue Reading »
Apple TV movie rentals require HDCP for playback
HDCP is a new form of copy protection introduced with the HDMI platform, it stands for High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection. According to Jeff Carlson from TidBITS, movie rentals on the Apple TV require HDCP. This means if the TV/monitor you’re using your Apple TV with isn’t HDCP-compliant, you won’t be… Continue Reading »
Amazon MP3 to go Worldwide
Amazon MP3, Amazon’s DRM-free direct download music service and iTunes Music Store rival, will be going worldwide this year, according to Bill Carr, Amazon’s VP of digital music. Amazon MP3, started in September 2007, is the largest DRM-free music seller online. It currently has all major record labels signed on… Continue Reading »
Warner Music trashes DRM, screws over iTunes users
Just like those awesome guys at EMI did, Warner Music has decided to drop DRM from it’s music. iTunes Plus? You wish. Warner has decided to push their music through Amazon’s new music service, Amazon MP3. Although many see this as a bad decision, I personally cannot see the bad… Continue Reading »
DRM’ed power adapters?
The New Scientist is reporting that Apple has issued a patent to, in its basic form, issue separate unlocking keys so that a device, such as a MacBook, is tied to a certain charger. If you lose the charger, the charger is stolen, or the device is stolen, another charger… Continue Reading »
iTunes 3rd largest music retailer
That’s right, according for first quarter 2007 reports, the Apple iTunes store has boosted it’s sales to become the 3rd largest music retailer in the US. Apple is now sitting ahead of Amazon at 9.8% of all music purchases, close behind Best Buy and Walmart. The findings also show that… Continue Reading »
2 new methods to strip Fair-Play DRM
Despite EMI selling DRM-free songs, there is still a lot of music on the iTunes store that is protected by Apple’s Fair Play DRM software. The most obvious way to strip Fair Play is to burn your DRM-ed music onto a CD and then re-rip it, loosing some of the… Continue Reading »
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