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Yahoo sells Jessica Simpson single sans DRM

July 20, 2006 'A Public Affair' is being sold at a relatively pricey $1.99--but without the usual copyright protection coding. TAGS: digital-rights management, provisioning, copyright protection, Yahoo! Inc., MP3 music, song, MP3, Apple iTunes

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., song, Apple iTunes, digital-rights management, Steve Jobs, Apple Computer

Amazon to offer DRM-free music downloads

May 16, 2007 Music store coming later in the year is set to sell tunes unencumbered by copyright protections and ready to play on any device. TAGS: EMI Group Plc., Amazon.com Inc., music download, digital-rights management, digital music, song, download, music, Apple Computer, MP3

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

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

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, Apple iPod, Microsoft Corp.

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, copy protection, song, music

Recording industry threat looms over Net radio

July 31, 2007 Attorney Sherwin Siy says the threat to Net radio's survival is really about the recording industry's obsession to control digital music. TAGS: Webcaster, recording industry, Internet radio, digital-rights management, digital radio, negotiation, rate, radio, label, threat, song, music

Microsoft sees DRM-free music in Zune's future

April 4, 2007 Software maker to add EMI's unprotected songs to its service. Also on tap: Zunes in pink and watermelon red.Photo: Zune coming up rosy TAGS: Microsoft Zune, EMI Group Plc., software company, song, digital-rights management, Apple iTunes, Apple Computer, Microsoft Corp., music, Apple iPod, hard drive

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

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., digital-rights management, Steve Jobs, record company, entertainment, mobile phone, Apple Computer, Barcelona, exec, CEO, song, Apple iPhone, cell phone, music, U.S., Apple iPod

Music meets politics in Darfur campaign

June 1, 2007 A widget called MixedTape carries the tune in an online fundraiser by Amnesty International that features John Lennon songs. TAGS: MySpace, song, album, campaign, e-commerce, digital-rights management, Apple iTunes, music
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