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appscout.com - 1/13/2009
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You didn't really expect Apple to completely remove DRM from its iTunes store with the introduction of iTunes Plus, did you?
The company did, in fact, pull of those copy protections prohibiting you from moving the files between an unlimited number of computers and devices. They did, however, ...
crave.cnet.co.uk - 1/13/2009
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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 ...
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iTunes Plus: Everything you need to know
eff.org - 1/9/2009
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eff.org —
At this week's Macworld Expo, Apple announced that
by April, music from the iTunes Store will no
longer be shackled by digital rights management (DRM). Finally, DRM is good and fully dead for digital music -- gone from CDs, gone from downloads, and ...
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Apple Shows Us DRM's True Colors
apple.slashdot.org - 1/13/2009
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apple.slashdot.org —
"Apple's iTunes Plus files are DRM-free, but sharing
the files on P2P networks may be an extremely
bad idea. A report published by CNet highlights the fact that the account information and email address of the iTunes account holder is hidden inside ...
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CNet highlights: iTunes DRM-Free Files
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DRM Still Strong With Apple, Just Different [TheAppleBlog]
GigaOM Network —
... What many might not realize, however, is that this isn’t an open invitation from Apple to go totally nuts and start freely copying, sharing, and distributing music like crazy. It’s called “Social DRM” and it makes sure there’s a little bit of you in every iTunes Plus file you download via your iTunes Store account. That little bit of you isn’t your sparkling personality or winning charm, either. It’s your email address, and it’s hard coded into each and every purchase. ...
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