DRM
RSS DRMDRM-free tunes coming to the Zune too?
News When Apple CEO Steve Jobs issued his open letter calling for an end to DRM, Microsoft said the total abolition of such protections would be irresponsible, since they are needed for subscription music and other new... [05 Apr 2007]
DRM and Standards
White Paper This paper is not about the debate as to whether DRM should be used or not. Like it or not, DRM is here to stay. But once that is a given, one has to ask themselves if DRM should have... [01 Apr 2009]
Microsoft: 'DRM hole? It's not a flaw, but patch it'
News Last week, Microsoft declared Windows Media Player's method of handling DRM licences wasn't a security flaw, and said they wouldn't be issuing a patch. Antivirus company Panda Software warned last week that hackers are... [20 Jan 2005]
The Ovum View: DRM - protecting content and revenues
Comment People have long trumpeted digital rights management (DRM) technology. Revenues will grow from around $9bn in 2003 to $39bn in 2007 but this revenue growth is dependent on DRM being in place. Ovum senior... [10 Jul 2003]
DRM doesn't keep Linus Torvalds awake at night
News I also don't necessarily like DRM myself," Torvalds wrote on the 'Linux-kernel' mailing list. In a posting sent to a key Linux-focused email list, he outlined a controversial proposal: Nothing in the basic rules for the... [25 Apr 2003]
DRM consultation 'more popular than expected'
News An inquiry by the All Party Parliamentary Internet Group (Apig) into the issues surrounding digital rights management (DRM) has extended its deadline for submissions from the public due to popular demand, it claims. [12 Jan 2006]
DRM-busting law gets French thumbs-up
News The French parliament has passed a law that had initially threatened to outlaw the use of non-interoperable digital rights management (DRM) - a mechanism to control the use of music and other software. [03 Jul 2006]
DRM usage laws needed, MPs told
News The National Consumer Council (NCC) has told MPs that companies are threatening civil liberties through their use of digital rights management (DRM) and has called for legislation to regulate its use. [18 Jan 2006]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Why DRM is dead
Comment So should anyone be surprised that digital rights management (DRM) is collapsing both as a concept and a viable proposition? Everything subject to DRM or other form of control is now freely available,... [27 Jan 2009]
Apple to sell DRM-free music through iTunes
News Apple and EMI have announced they have taken the first steps towards DRM-free digital music - but only for those who are prepared to pay extra. Individual restriction-free songs will be available for 99p in the UK, €1.29... [02 Apr 2007]
Apple facing court over DRM 'smokescreen'
News Apple has responded to complaints by Norway's consumer watchdog - that it uses unfair practices by making its iTunes service incompatible with rivals systems - by refuting the claims and championing its use of DRM. [03 Aug 2006]
Protecting Your Intellectual Property With DRM
White Paper Implementing a DRM service does not have to be complex or expensive to set up and administer. The DRM component need not be so complex. To a large extent that will depend upon your scale of operation. [29 Mar 2005]
3GSM: Nokia banging the DRM for Media Player
News As a result of the deal, Microsoft is adding support for the Open Mobile Association's (OMA) digital rights management (DRM) system, together with the open AAC audio compression format. These will work on Microsoft's... [15 Feb 2005]
Upwardly Mobile: Why mobile DRM must die
Comment The brave new world of DRM-free music is in its infancy but it will surely have implications for mobile music. The sun has not long set on the announcement between Apple and EMI that saw the record company's catalogue... [01 May 2007]
Amazon to open DRM-less digital song store
News The ecommerce giant has announced it intends to offer songs from more than 12,000 record labels in the MP3 format, without the controversial digital rights management (DRM) software. Record labels are beginning to warm... [16 May 2007]
