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Norway To Apple: iTunes For Everyone
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| After a two-year losing battle, Norway's consumer ombudsman is bringing his
| case against Apple to the Norwegian Market Council, hoping it will somehow
| force the company to open up its DRM technology and allow devices other than
| iPods to play music from iTunes.
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| In a letter to the council, Consumer Ombudsman Bjorn Erik Thon said that he
| found it "unfair" that most of the music bought on iTunes Store can only be
| played on Apple's iPod.
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http://www.crn.com/software/210604575
Apple threatens iTunes Store closure
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| Amid moves to increase royalty rates paid to music publishers, Apple has
| threatened to close the iTunes Store rather than increase prices or accept
| smaller margins.
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http://www.itwire.com/content/view/20929/1151/
Apple should start fighting DRM already.
Recent:
7digital goes completely DRM free
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| ONLINE MUSIC RETAILER 7digital.com has gone completely DRM free following a
| deal with Sony BMG which allows the sale of its catalogue in blissfully open
| MP3 format.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/09/16/7digital-goes-completely-drm
Rhapsody Opens Fire Against ITunes With DRM-free MP3s
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| Music will come from most of the major record labels, which have increasingly
| moved to offer tracks without DRM in order to boost the attractiveness of
| buying music online.
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http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/147729/rhapsody_opens_fire_against_itunes_with_drmfree_mp3s.html
http://tinyurl.com/56r4rn
Torvalds pleased that DRM music is dying
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| Linus Torvalds, coordinator of the Linux kernel, is pleased that music
| publishers have started selling more DRM-free music -- last year he said the
| technology was a lot of "hot air".
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http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/software/soa/Torvalds-pleased-that-DRM-music-is-dying/0,130061733,339285934,00.htm?feed=rss
Adobe, You Piece Of Shit!
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| How was I able to read the book with Adobe Digital Reader version 1.0, but
| not with 1.5? I could not "authorize" my computer to read the book I paid
| for, so Adobe simply stole from me!
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http://beranger.org/index.php?page=diary&2008/05/17/20/29/23-adobe-you-piece-of-shit-
DRM Helps Spore Make History as The Most Pirated Game Ever
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| Spore, a Sim-like game about the evolution of creatures, was recently
| released as one of the most anticipated games of the year. Our initial
| impressions were high with the release of SporeCreator. However, Spore itself
| failed to meet our expectations. In the end, we found the game to be too
| simple for our tastes.
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http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/drm_is_helping_spore_make_history_as_the_most_pirated_game_ever.php
Rhapsody Opens Fire Against ITunes With DRM-free MP3s
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| Music will come from most of the major record labels, which have increasingly
| moved to offer tracks without DRM in order to boost the attractiveness of
| buying music online.
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http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/147729/rhapsody_opens_fire_against_itunes_with_drmfree_mp3s.html
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