Browse tag: drm

Will secret copyright treaty restrict your digital rights?
The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement is rumored to outlaw your iPod, but the treaty's text is secret.
Sony moves its e-book reader technology in the right direction
By announcing its support for the open ePub standard for its line of e-book readers, Sony gives consumers an increasingly attractive option in the burgeoning e-book market.
Apple drops DRM case against Bluwiki
Apple is no longer going after a wiki publishing site for offering links to an iTunes reverse-engineering project, and in return the EFF has dropped its countersuit against Apple.
ECA chief to game industry: Standardize user license, disclose DRM
The head of the Entertainment Consumers Association thinks it's important for the game industry to standardize user licenses and disclose the DRM technology used in their games.
DRM-free iTunes: What it means for you
Tuesday was Go Day at the iTunes Store, as music at Apple's online store became unshackled from the bonds of digital rights management. Christopher Breen outlines what's changed now that iTunes tracks are DRM-free.
iTunes is DRM-free, adds variable pricing
Apple is now offering all of its music without DRM and at a tiered pricing model.
Apple files opposition to DMCA exemption for jailbreaking
Apple has filed documents opposing the DMCA exemption on iPhone jailbreaking proposed by the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
Norway drops its legal complaints against Apple
Apple’s move to drop digital-rights management restrictions from the music at the iTunes Store has rendered moot Norway’s long-standing legal complaint against the company.
Get your Mojo working
Mojo lets you easily stream and download iTunes content locally as well as over the Internet.
Convert iTunes Store music files
The iTunes Store's music catalog goes DRM-free. Here's how to convert those DRM-free AAC tracks to the ubiquitous MP3 format.
Expo: DRM-free announcement is music to consumers' ears
While Mac fans may be agog over new version of iPhoto and iMovie, Dan Moren thinks the biggest news of Phil Schiller's keynotes was about the iTunes Store.
iTunes Store and DRM-free music: What you need to know
Apple announced it would drop digital rights managements from all iTunes Store music—here's what you need to know to make sense of the news.
Upgrading to iTunes Plus: Why the hassle?
Excited about Tuesday’s news that all the tracks in the iTunes Store will soon be DRM-free? It would be more exciting if upgrading your existing library to DRM-free tracks wasn’t such a hassle, Kirk McElhearn contends.
iTunes Store goes DRM-free
Apple has re-encoded its iTunes Store catalog to offer 8 million songs without DRM; the remaining 2 million are expected to follow by the end of March.
Spore tops piracy charts, but don’t blame DRM
A weblog claims that Spore is the most downloaded game on BitTorrent in part because of its DRM. But PC World’s Matt Peckham finds that claim dubious.
DRM-free Apple rumors still just sound and fury
The prognosticators of the Internet would have you believe a DRM-free iTunes Store is imminent. Of course, the Internet would have you believe a lot of things that probably aren't true.
The Macalope Weekly: Leopards and monopolies and DRM! Oh, my!
This week, the Macalope looks into rumors of Snow Leopard's early release, Psytar's monopoly claims dismissed, and Apple's adoption of more DRM.
Apple levels DMCA on iPodhash project
A lawyer representing Apple has told a group of coders to take down information about Apple's iPod database files that may violate the DMCA.
eMusic hits 250 million downloads
eMusic, the indie song downloading service, recently celebrated reaching the 250 million song download milestone.
HDCP annoyance on new MacBooks, MacBook Pros
Our pals over at Infinite Loop and Engadget are reporting that while Apple’s new laptops might have snazzy Mini DisplayPorts, some iTunes content is all sewn up in High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP) ridiculousness—a new version of DRM for video that requires all devices in the chain of video transmission to be authorized to play back content.
Netflix begins rollout of Mac media player
Netflix is bringing instant watching to Mac users, as it rolls out its second generation media player.
Norway pressures Apple to ditch iTunes DRM
Norway’s top consumer advocate plans to ask a government court in that country to force Apple to open the iTunes Store to users who own music players other than the iPod.
Studios, tech companies push unified digital media standard
A new consortium of technology companies and content providers aims to provide a single unified standard for digital video purchases.
Yahoo: Burn your DRMed tracks to CD now
Yahoo has become the latest company to abandon customers who bought tracks from its music store encoded with DRM.
Apple is music industry’s Public Enemy No. 1
So long, file-sharing. Dan Moren says Apple has supplanted piracy as the music industry’s biggest nemesis.
A year after iTunes Plus, Apple faces stepped-up competition
Dan Moren looks back at developments in Digital Rights Management since iTunes began selling DRM-free songs a year ago.
B&W and Real World launch Music Club
B&W and Real World Studios seek an innovative way to sell music.
Windows on Mac & DRM
This episode of the Macworld Podcast looks squarely at Apple but just a bit to the left and right of the Mac. To the left are Apple’s past and present digital rights management efforts. To the right, running Windows on the Mac.
U.K. retailer Tesco takes on iTunes
The U.K. retail giant plans to launch its own DRM-free music download service.
Adobe releases Flash Media Rights Management Server
Adobe on Wednesday announced the release of the Flash Media Rights Management Server software to help large companies protect their Flash-based content.