gizmodo.com - 12/9/2008
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Speculation about if when iTunes would score DRM-free tracks from all major studios like Amazon and Walmart has been rampant , but according to a rumor at AppleInsider, all this speculation may come to an end tomorrow. AppleInsider cites a Dec. 3 story from the French publication Electron ...
appleinsider.com - 12/9/2008
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appleinsider.com —
Apple is believed to be on the verge
of an end-of-year push that would start by finally...
offering unprotected iTunes Store music from all major labels and would switch a special post-holiday campaign giving away music and videos to Europeans.
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Rumor: Apple's iTunes going DRM-free starting Tuesday
news.cnet.com - 12/9/2008
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news.cnet.com —
Rumors coming out of Europe that claim Apple
will begin offering unprotected music files from the three...
largest recording companies on Tuesday are bogus, according to my music-industry sources. Yes, Apple is in negotiations with the three ...
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Don't hold your breath for DRM-free iTunes news
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DRM Music era over tomorrow?
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence —
... protection measures next Tuesday, Dec. 9. The transition to DRM Free should be at a global level...
If it ain't tomorrow, it will by Macworld. We wonder if this has anything to do with the Netgear announcement?
Will you miss DRM? Will you cry? How about when Apple turns off those validation servers and all of the old, DRM'd music is orphanned?
[Electron Libre via AppleInsider via Gizmodo] ...
New rumor claims DRM-free iTunes starting Tuesday
Obsessable News Feed —
... [CNET News.com] Is iTunes Ditching DRM <i>Tomorrow</i>? [Rumor] [Gizmodo] ...
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