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Norwegian watchdog scrutinizes iTunes DRM

August 3, 2006 Norway's consumer council accuses Apple of unfair practices. Apple says it's protecting the interests of musicians. TAGS: Norway, watchdog, council, digital-rights management, Apple Computer, Apple iTunes, interest, Apple iPod

Yahoo sells DRM-free Jesse McCartney album

September 19, 2006 Album sells for $9.99 and is downloadable in either MP3 or WMA format. TAGS: album, digital-rights management, Yahoo! Inc., Apple Computer, WMA, MP3

Apple gets reprieve from French DRM-busting law

August 1, 2006 France's controversial copyright law is dealt a major setback as sections are ruled unconstitutional. TAGS: interoperability, digital-rights management, euro, online music, law, France, copyright law, Apple Computer

iTunes goes DRM-free with EMI

May 30, 2007 Songs from major music label are available via Apple's store sans digital rights management software that prevents file copying. TAGS: EMI Group Plc., Apple iTunes, song, digital-rights management, Steve Jobs, Apple Computer

Parsing Steve Jobs' alternative views of the future

February 14, 2007 Attorney Eric J. Sinrod says Jobs' proposal for a DRM-free world is a clever gambit that puts the onus on the big music companies. TAGS: Steve Jobs, music company, digital-rights management, music, Apple iTunes, Apple iPod, Apple Computer, song

Year in review: Apple's iPhone takes center stage

December 17, 2007 Although the iPhone seemed to overshadow all other Apple news, there was more--including the release of Leopard and more competition for iTunes. TAGS: Apple iPhone, Apple Computer, Macworld, Apple MacBook, Apple MacBook Pro, mobile phone, digital-rights management, Apple iPod, Apple iTunes, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, TV, operating system

Hackers crack Apple, Microsoft music codes

September 1, 2006 The arms race continues as determined programmers find ways to circumvent the two leading digital rights management technologies for music. TAGS: digital-rights management, representative, Apple Computer, Windows Media, hacker, copy protection, Microsoft Corp., Apple iTunes, music, Microsoft Windows Media Player, Microsoft Windows

France rolls over on iTunes DRM-busting law

June 23, 2006 Under Dadvsi law, interoperability among media rivals won't be enforced when copyright holders want DRM. TAGS: digital-rights management, bill, interoperability, commission, rival, law, France, Apple Computer, Apple iTunes, Apple iPod

France backs down on iTunes DRM stance

May 2, 2006 Proposed legislation to require Apple, others to license their copyright protection technology is watered down. TAGS: legislation, France, digital-rights management, Apple Computer, technology company, Apple iTunes, law, U.S.

Apple, Amazon may hold future of DRM-free music

May 17, 2007 Sales of unprotected music at retailers could help determine whether record industry adopts open MP3s. TAGS: Amazon.com Inc., digital-rights management, copy protection, song, retailer, Apple Computer, EMI Group Plc., label, music, music player, Apple iTunes, CD, MP3

Music executives judge Jobs, lament losses

February 28, 2007 At digital music conference, industry honchos debate what's wrong with their business. At the top of the list: Apple and DRM. TAGS: music industry, Steve Jobs, digital-rights management, digital music, EMI Group Plc., conference, Apple Computer, CEO, music

Will music industry dance again to Apple's tune?

May 31, 2007 Apple's bold gamble could push the rest of the music industry into offering DRM-free music. TAGS: EMI Group Plc., music industry, digital-rights management, Apple Computer, digital music, Apple iTunes, music, song, copy protection

Apple's Jobs calls for DRM-free music

February 6, 2007 Record companies are the ones who demand digital rights management technology, not Apple, CEO says in rare open letter. TAGS: record company, Steve Jobs, digital-rights management, music company, Apple Computer, online music company, online music, letter, RealNetworks Inc., online store, Apple iTunes, music, CEO

Learning from the French iTunes legislation

July 12, 2006 Sun Labs Engineering Director Tom Jacobs says there's a way to avoid working under government directive. TAGS: bureaucracy, interoperability, online music company, digital-rights management, legislation, France, online music, Apple iTunes, Apple Computer, Sun Microsystems Inc., rule, Apple iPod

Microsoft unveils revamped Zunes

October 3, 2007 Changes include a complete overhaul of the device's software and a redesign of Marketplace, which will offer 1 million unprotected songs.Photos: Round two for Zune TAGS: Microsoft Zune, digital-rights management, music player, Apple Computer, song, Apple iTunes, Microsoft Corp., Apple iPod

Apple criticized for embedding names, e-mails in songs

June 2, 2007 Songs available on iTunes Plus reveal users' personal information. Privacy group suspects Apple goofed. TAGS: Apple Computer, Apple iTunes, personal information, practice, digital-rights management, song, e-mail

Record exec: Mobile industry could learn from Apple

March 28, 2007 Speaking at CTIA Wireless, EMI Group's CEO urged mobile phone industry to follow Apple's lead in developing and selling products. TAGS: EMI Group Plc., CTIA, digital-rights management, trade show, handset maker, CEO, Apple Computer, exec, AT&T Corp., handset, Apple iPhone

Ups and downs for iTunes in Europe

August 4, 2006 France enacts its controversial, and now watered-down, law as regulators in Scandinavia scrutinize the music service. TAGS: Scandinavia, Apple iTunes, digital-rights management, France, law, Apple Computer

Music exec slams mobile entertainment experience

February 14, 2007 Buying music and other content on mobile phones is unnecessarily complicated and expensive, Warner Music's CEO says. TAGS: Warner Music Group Corp., Steve Jobs, digital-rights management, record company, mobile phone, entertainment, Apple Computer, exec, Barcelona, CEO, Apple iPhone, song, cell phone, music, Apple iPod, U.S.
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