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freedom-to-tinker.com - 1/28/2009
DRM In Retreat
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Last week's agreement between Apple and the major record companies to eliminate DRM (copy protection) in iTunes songs marks the effective end of DRM for recorded music. The major online music stores are now all DRM-free, and CDs still lack DRM, so consumers who acquire music will now expect it ...
pcpro.co.uk - 1/23/2009
Microsoft Defends Return to DRM
— pcpro.co.uk — PC Pro on Microsoft’s latest music initiative: While companies such as Apple and Amazon have finally moved to music download services free of copy protection, MSN Mobile locks tracks to the mobile handset they are downloaded to.  ... (more) Microsoft Defends Return to DRM

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Gears of War DRM screwup makes PC version unplayable
arstechnica.com - 1/30/2009
Gears of War DRM screwup makes PC version unplayable
— arstechnica.com — Gamers who tried to play Gears of War on the PC Thursday ran into a slight snag: it seems that the digital certificate that allows the game to run expired on January 28, 2009 . Basically that means if you keep your PC's clock up to date, ... (more) Gears of War DRM screwup makes PC version unplayable

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Gears of War PC digital certificate expires, kills the game
ripten.com - 1/29/2009
Gears of War PC digital certificate expires, kills the game
— ripten.com — Users on the Gears of War official forums are reporting that the digital certificates for the game have expired, as of 28th January 2009. This means that the game will not launch at a system date post-28th Jan. Obviously, this is awful news for those ... (more) Gears of War PC digital certificate expires, kills the game

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Is DRM In Retreat?
Techdirt — Ed Felten has a post up noting that it appears DRM is in retreat, at least in certain areas, such as music. Of course, he points to Apple's agreement to ...

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