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iTunes Plus is here, are you buying anything?

Posted on May 30, 2007 by steve

When EMI announced that they were going to be offering DRM-free tracks on iTMS in May, I was pretty psyched to see that a major label has finally stepped forward and admitted that DRM doesn’t work. However, the month of … Continue reading →

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The Digg fiasco

Posted on May 2, 2007 by steve

A very interesting thing happened at Digg yesterday. There was public posting of a HD-DVD decryption key, which was very promptly deleted by Digg’s admin. It created a public outrage of Digg users feel like they are being censored, and … Continue reading →

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DRM just doesn’t work

Posted on February 13, 2007 by steve

Not long after my last post.. literally seconds, I saw this cute little news item: Hackers discover HD DVD and Blu-ray “processing key” — all HD titles now exposed Enjoy!

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More on Vista content protection

Posted on February 13, 2007 by steve

A bit after my last massive, wall-of-text post about Vista content protection, Wired’s Monkey Bites blog had a few things to say about it as well: Vista Month: Welcome To The DRM? It’s a good, short & concise post that … Continue reading →

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Windows Vista content protection

Posted on February 8, 2007 by steve

A few weeks ago, A Cost Analysis of Windows Vista Content Protection was published by a software researcher from New Zealand. The paper went into deep discussion on what was, up to that point, completely uncovered topic related to the … Continue reading →

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More signs that apocalypse is coming… VirginMega France without DRM?

Posted on January 16, 2007 by steve

The industry trend to start selling DRM-less music seems to be growing. Independent artists & small labels were where I expected to see those changes taking place. However, it seems that even some major labels has throw themselves into the … Continue reading →

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Is it finally time for DRM to be over?

Posted on January 8, 2007 by steve

A few, rather small & quiet, news items caught my attention shortly over the holiday season. During the season of CES & Macworld, or the blissful orgasmic gathering of tech geeks as I like to call it, it’s easy for … Continue reading →

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