blogs.computerworld.com - 1/7/2009
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Please, please let this ground-breaking move by Apple be the beginning of the end for all digital rights management.
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apple.com - 1/6/2009
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apple.com —
SAN FRANCISCO January 6, 2009 Apple today announced
several changes to the iTunes Store ( www.itunes.com ).
Beginning today, all four major music labels Universal Music Group, Sony BMG, Warner Music Group and EMI, along with thousands of independent ...
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Changes Coming to the iTunes Store
techcrunch.com - 1/6/2009
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techcrunch.com —
Nearly two years ago, Steve Jobs published an
open letter to the music industry calling for the
death of DRM (digital rights management). He convinced EMI to ditch DRM back in April, 2007, but the three other major music labels held out. Until ...
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The Price Of Going DRM-Free: Apple’s Hidden $1.8 Billion ...
mediamemo.allthingsd.com - 1/6/2009
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mediamemo.allthingsd.com —
In 2007, Steve Jobs predicted that half the
music offered at his iTunes store would be sold
without digital rights management--the lock-and-key system that the music labels wrap their songs--by the end of that year. Better late than never: Apple ...
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Confirmed: iTunes Going DRM-Free. Unclear: Does Anyone Care?
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DRM (Music) gets death blow dealt by Apple
Fashionfunky.com —
... DRM was a horror story no matter what anyone might say and its just pure evil!
Apple has made a sensible decision which I am sure will not just encourage scores more (including myself) to buy from iTunes once again , but also to begin paying for music. Most of us dont mind paying for good music, but once we do buy it we certainly dont want any restrictions on it.
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