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News: Apple talks with holdout labels on DRM-free music
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Apple is in discussions with Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, and Sony BMG in hopes of offering DRM-free music from the labels on the iTunes Store, according to a new report. Citing two anonymous music industry sources, CNet reports that the talks are still preliminary, and although no deals have been finalized, one source suggests at least one of the three holdouts is close to an agreement. Apple first began offering DRM-free music, dubbed “iTunes Plus,” from label EMI last May. Over the following months, EMI, along with the other three major labels, began offering their music in a DRM-free format to rival music stores, such as those run by Amazon and ...
Apple In Talks With Music Labels for DRM-Free Music
MacBlogz - One Stop Apple News —
... Cnet’s Greg Sandoval claims to have heard from music industry sources that Apple is involved in discussions about bringing DRM-free music to iTunes, or “open” MP3s. ...
Apple in talks to offer more DRM-free tracks on iTunes [updated]
AppleInsider —
... Published: 03:00 PM EST Apple is in talks with three of the "big four" record labels about offering music tracks through iTunes that would be made available in MP3 AAC format without copy protection measures, a move that could further distance the digital download service from its rivals. Citing "two music industry sources," CNet News.com claims the talks with Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, and Sony BMG are still in the preliminary stages with nothing finalized, though one label is reportedly leaning towards an agreement. EMI, the other member of the "big ...
Apple and music labels in discussions to sell DRM-free songs, say sources
MacDailyNews —
Apple and music labels in discussions to sell DRM-free songs, say sources Wednesday, November 19, 2008 - 04:35 PM EST "A year after iTunes began offering music without copy protection software from EMI, Apple is in discussions with the other three top recording companies about acquiring DRM-free songs, according to two music industry sources," Greg Sandoval reports for CNET. "The talks are still preliminary and no deals have been finalized, but one source said one of the major labels is close to a final agreement. Rumors have been swirling on the Internet for a week that Sony would soon be offering music without the controversial digital rights management software. My sources ...
Linkpost | 11.20.2008
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Are you a PC? Get it on your chest at the I m a PC Store | Main November 20, 2008 Linkpost | 11.20.2008 • Spice up your inbox with colors and themes - Gmail adds themes, though not all users may be able to see them yet. • Lively no more - Google kills off its virtual world. • Mozilla: One Billion Addons Served - Here Are Some of Our Favorites - More than a billion Firefox add-ons have been downloaded. • Microsoft's Ballmer 'Done' With Talks to Buy Yahoo - But may still consider a search deal. • Sources: Apple, music labels talk DRM-free songs • SimCity for the iPhone may ruin my life (in a good way) - ...
Apple in Negotiations to Expand iTunes Plus Library
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itunesplus According to two music industry sources , Apple is in discussions with three top recording companies about having them follow EMI's example and offerings DRM-free songs. The talks are still in the early phases and no deals have been finalized, but it has been said that one of the record companies is close to finalizing a deal. Sony, we are looking in your direction. The interwebs have been swirling with rumors that Sony will begin to offer music without the digital rights management software, but they are still just rumors. Last year Steve Jobs wrote an open letter explain that it was the recording companies that forced Apple to put DRM restrictions to their ...
Rumor: iTunes music to go DRM-free today
The Apple Core —
December 9th, 2008 Rumor: iTunes music to go DRM-free today Posted by Jason D. O'Grady @ 5:19 am Categories: Music , iTunes , DRM , iTunes Store Tags: Digital-rights Management , Apple Inc. , Apple iTunes , Music , Digital Rights Management (DRM) , Digital Media , Security , Consumer Electronics , Personal Technology , Jason D. O'Grady A report originally published by French technology site ElectronLibre says that Apple will spark new interest in its music store by removing DRM from tracks published by Sony, Universal and Warner on December 9th – ...
The Top 15 Web Tech Stories of 2008
SitePoint —
2008 was an eventful year on the web. From Yahoo! spurning Microsoft to Google launching both a browser and a cell phone (sort of), there was a lot to write about this year. Even though I only started writing about web technology news for SitePoint starting in July, I’ve actually been writing about this stuff all year. So it was fun and interesting to take a look back at everything that’s happened this year on the web, and try to pick out the top 15 stories. Below are my selections, along with plenty of links to further reading material to keep you busy. It’s a lengthy post, but it was a long and action packed year.
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