Apple Stokes a Digital Music Standards War
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| Apple's recent deal with EMI to sell DRM-free songs from the
| publisher's catalog on iTunes may clinch the iPod's AAC format
| as the industry standard
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http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/apr2007/tc20070404_499334.htm?chan=top+news_top+news+index_technology
http://tinyurl.com/263cef
Windows Media Player sends music site silent
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| Weedshare, home to 10,000 musicians and 100,000 tracks, will go offline
| next week after four years because Windows Media Player 11 does not
| play music files that have been updated to enable operators to
| charge consumers.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/04/05/media_player_weedshare/
Related:
Zune the next to drop DRM?
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| Microsoft's response, specifically regarding the Apple / EMI announcement:
| "Consumers have indicated [having DRM free music] is important to them so
| Zune has been working with a variety of partners to head in this direction.
| [Emphasis ours] This is a time of transition for the music industry and
| Microsoft is committed to striking a balance between delivering the best
| consumer experience while still protecting the rights of the content
| owners."
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http://gaming.engadget.com/2007/04/02/zune-the-next-to-drop-drm/
Microsoft: We Like DRM
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| Steve Jobs wants the music business to drop restrictions for digital
| tunes. But Microsoft, which began competing head to head with Apple
| in the digital music business last fall, is happy with the way things
| are, says media exec Robbie Bach.
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http://www.forbes.com/2007/02/08/zune-drm-itunes-tech-media-cx_df_0208bach.html?partner=yahootix
http://tinyurl.com/2lrz3y
Why Microsoft will fight for DRM
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| In a DRM-free world Windows Media formats are basically dead.
| Online stores locked out of the iPod because of FairPlay. Will
| not choose to lock themselves out by using only Windows Media if
| they use it at all. I think it?s obvious that the people at
| Microsoft know that. When the number one MP3 player will never
| support your format, Microsoft is left with a lot invested in
| something that won?t amount to much. The only way Microsoft
| can save its investment in Windows Media is to have a DRM
| Windows Media player that is a run away success. This is why
| Microsoft will not join with Apple in calling for a DRM-free
| world. They need DRM so they are going to fight for it.
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http://km.lqz.ca/blog/tech/microsoft-fight-drm/
Microsoft launches 'PlayReady' DRM system
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| Although digital rights management (DRM) is popular with content
| creators, it has attracted criticism. Sony was widely attacked after
| using a rootkit-like application to hide content protection on some
| music CDs, and earlier this month Apple CEO Steve Jobs called on
| the music industry to drop its use of DRM.
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http://news.com.com/2100-1039_3-6158553.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=news
Golden Rant : Microsoft DRM's gone too far
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| Microsoft appears to have hit the wrong button on its critical
| Windows XP download service late last month, pretty well forcing
| every XP user to upgrade to Windows Media Player (WiMP) 11 if
| they (like me and many others) have the automatic download/install
| option enabled for critical updates.
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http://securityblog.itproportal.com/?p=712
The Longest Suicide Note in History
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| Gutmann: The genie's out of the bottle before the operating system has even
| been released! But that doesn't mean Vista users in particular - and
| the computer community at large - won't end up paying for Microsoft's
| DRM folly. At the risk of repeating myself repeating myself, yet
| another reason to move to Linux.
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http://blogs.pcworld.co.nz/pcworld/tux-love/2007/01/the_longest_suicide_note_in_hi.html
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