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crave.cnet.co.uk - 1/13/2009

iTunes Plus: Everything you need to know

— crave.cnet.co.uk — Apple's iTunes Store is almost completely DRM-free , and will be entirely DRM-free from spring. This means files downloaded from iTunes work on heaps of devices that aren't from Apple. What better way to celebrate the final bullet to the living ... (more) iTunes Plus: Everything you need to know

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secure.commentworks.com - 1/7/2009

Federal Trade Commission - Comment Form

— secure.commentworks.com — Title: Notice and Request for Public Comments Subject Category: FTC Town Hall to Address Digital Rights Management Technologies - Event Takes Place Wednesday, March 25, 2009, in Seattle Published: To Be Added Comments Due: January 30, 2009 How To ... (more) Federal Trade Commission - Comment Form

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gigaom.com - 1/7/2009

Why Apple’s iTunes Concessions Are a Double-Edged Sword [GigaOM]

— gigaom.com — Apple’s announcements at Macworld may have lacked some of the flair and sizzle that CEO Steve Jobs usually brought to his keynote, but there was one announcement that, arguably, will wind up changing the playing field considerably. That ... (more) Why Apple’s iTunes Concessions Are a Double-Edged Sword ...

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Apple Suicide: Obsessive Control
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No DRM on eyeballs yet—or on the iPod Shuffle’s headphones
TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home — ... To be fair, Apple does still use DRM (or protection measures that might also fall under the DMCA) in a lot of places. But we who oppose DRM should also remember that crying “wolf”—and then having to eat our words—does not help us. It does not make us appear calm and rational, or cast a positive light on our legitimate objections to the spread of DRM. It makes us look, in short, like people who “just like being self-righteous on the web.” ...