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UK record industry in illegal file-sharing crackdown
News Multi-national label EMI sells tracks DRM-free through Apple's iTunes catalogue while Warner, Sony/BMG and Universal offer unprotected songs on Amazon's US site. Benn said: "We have now... [27 Mar 2008]
Apple to sell DRM-free music through iTunes
News Sony tried [using DRM on CDs] and it didn't work out so well," said Jobs. Apple and EMI have announced they have taken the first steps towards DRM-free digital music -... [02 Apr 2007]
Watchdog hits back at Jobs' DRM dream
News Jobs highlighted the fact Microsoft and Sony use DRM practices that stop users transferring music bought at their stores onto rival MP3 players, noting: "This is the current state of affairs in the... [07 Feb 2007]
Leader: Apple off the DRM hook?
Leader The French parliament has approved a controversial change to the country's copyright law, called Dadvsi, which has been defanged so as not to cause much discomfort to Apple and other companies such as Microsoft and... [03 Jul 2006]
UK MPs call for digital rights reform
News Apig also recommends the government does not legislate to make DRM systems mandatory. Apig also hit out at Sony - roundly lambasted for covertly installing potentially damaging software on users'... [05 Jun 2006]
Apple slams French kiss of death for DRM
News Apple's dominant iPod works with songs purchased on iTunes - the dominant online media store - and with tracks that are not copy protected but it doesn't play songs that are protected by Sony's or... [23 Mar 2006]
Apple and Sony charged with "deceit" over music
News French consumer association UFC-Que Choisir has launched legal action over the two companies' proprietary music formats, claiming that the respective DRM used by both Sony and Apple,... [14 Feb 2005]
Easy does it: Stelios' song shop to trigger price war?
News Stelios' song shop easyMusic will be powered by fellow UK download seller Wippit, with Wippit sourcing the songs and generally providing the nuts and bolts, including DRM (digital rights management). Along with Napster,... [17 Sep 2004]
The Weekly Round-Up: 10.09.04
Round-Up It got so upset at being snubbed it took it upon itself to hack Apple's DRM technology. Japanese daily Nikkei Sangyo Shimbun has revealed that online music giant and erstwhile computer maker... [10 Sep 2004]
Leader: iTunes mobiles - is this the death of the iPod?
Leader Promoting acceptance of Apple's digital format and DRM (digital rights management) system as the mobile standard could also serve the company well in the future. One theory is that if MP3 mobiles are... [27 Jul 2004]
