Headweb offers DRM-less movie downloads using P2P
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| A new download service in Sweden claims to offer probably the most
| consumer-friendly movie download service on the Internet. Headweb uses P2P
| technology to sell movie downloads without Digital Rights Management (DRM)
| protection.
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http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/11069.cfm
The future of DRM
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| Just because something's possible doesn't mean it's necessary...but if DRM is
| necessary, at least it's possible.
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http://news.com.com/8301-10784_3-9774549-7.html?tag=nefd.only
Similar theme:
Why I block web ads
http://blogbeebe.blogspot.com/2007/09/why-i-block-web-ads.html
Related:
Holland Considers Banning DRM, Legalizing Filesharing
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| Last year the Dutch tried to tax all MP3 players, but that proposal
| didn't make it into law. But not to worry, they have other brilliant
| ideas. Earlier this week, Dutch politicians suggested that it might
| be a good idea to tax Internet traffic, and use this money to
| compensate the music industry. This, under the condition that
| DRM is abandoned, and people can't be charged for downloads. Say
| what?
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http://torrentfreak.com/holland-considers-banning-drm-legalizing-filesharing/
Paramount: DRM may not (at least right now) please consumers
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| "Interoperability (presents) an impediment to digital distribution," he said
| during remarks at the Progress and Freedom Foundation's Aspen Summit. "I'm
| pretty confident that in the end solutions will be found. It's just a
| question of how much heat and pressure we feel before we see the light."
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http://news.com.com/8301-10784_3-9764237-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
World's largest music retailer ditches DRM, not censorship
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| DRM isn't yet dead in the music business, but it has a nasty, hacking cough.
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http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070821-worlds-largest-music-retailer-ditches-drm-not-censorship.html
Music DRM in critical condition: Universal tests DRM free music sales
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| Universal Music Group has announced that the company is going to test selling
| DRM-free music to consumers in order to assess the market.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6939807.stm
AmieStreet.com Announces Series A Financing Led By Amazon.com
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| Anyone can upload their music to AmieStreet.com, and all songs are
| downloadable in DRM-free mp3 format.
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http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/prnewswire/NYM01106082007-1.htm
Losses widen at Warner
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| Big-selling albums by Linkin Park and the White Stripes were not enough to
| prevent widening losses at Warner Music, which suffered a drop in income as
| fans shifted from compact discs to digital downloads.
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http://business.guardian.co.uk/story/0,,2143551,00.html
EMI pays price for not moving with the times
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| In regards to EMI's recent joint venture with iTunes which offers DRM-free
| downloads the group found that "early revenue indications for this initiative
| are encouraging," according to breitbart.com.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=41511
EMI has DRM free sales boom
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| Since EMI ditched the DRM on iTunes it has seen sales of Pink Floyd's Dark
| Side of the Moon increase by between 272 and 350 percent.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=40443
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