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Legal Music Downloads Growth Hit By CD Price Reductions: Report - 0 Comments
Posted By Robert Andrews - Tue 31 Jul 2007 02:32 AM PST

Growth in the number of people who legally download music is slowing, according to a new report. While last year saw 40 percent growth in legal downloaders, this year there…

Broadband Content Bits: Nielsen; Nickelodeon; Universal-EFF; Cycling.tv; iPlayer; SacBee - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Wed 25 Jul 2007 08:44 AM PST

-- Broadband video use on the rise: About 81 million people, or 63 percent of the 129 million who have broadband connections in the U.S., watch broadband video at home…

Microsoft Roundup: New DRM Crack; Ask.com Partnership; Search Gains - 0 Comments
Posted By Robert Andrews - Tue 17 Jul 2007 08:13 AM PST

Amongst a mixed bag of Microsoft news, the Redmond, Wash. company is facing another DRM attack. The new version of software that cracks DRM on Microsoft’s WMA audio and WMV…

Updated: Universal Will Not Renew Long-Term iTunes Deal; Seeks Flexibility: Report - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Sun 01 Jul 2007 08:42 PM PST

Update: The NYT is reporting that Universal notified Apple last week it would not renew its annual contract for the iTunes Store, “according to executives briefed on the issue who…

EMI Offers DRM-Free To More Retailers, 7Digital And PassAlong First - 0 Comments
Posted By Robert Andrews - Thu 14 Jun 2007 06:13 AM PST

EMI has begun offering its expanded, DRM-free MP3 repertoire to some of the first retailers other than than Apple Store. 7Digital announced it would stock the entirety of EMI’s 320Kbps…

Warner Music Group And AnywhereCD Settle; DRM-Free Sales Of WMG Artists Continues Through September - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Thu 07 Jun 2007 12:10 PM PST

Nearly two months after trading lawsuits, Warner Music Group and DRM-free music retailer AnywhereCD have agreed to settle their disputes over whether or not the online store was authorized to…

iTunes Non-DRM Files Retain User Data; Concerned Listeners Wonder Why - 0 Comments
Posted By Robert Andrews - Fri 01 Jun 2007 06:35 AM PST

Apple may have dropped digital rights management restrictions from its new iTunes Plus range, but some consumers are asking questions about its retention of another DRM - digital rights metadata.…

Apple Launches DRM-Less EMI Range At ‘iTunes Plus’, Academic Partnership Too - 0 Comments
Posted By Robert Andrews - Wed 30 May 2007 07:26 AM PST

After all the earlier fanfare, the EMI’s DRM-free, double-quality, more-expensive music line-up arrived on iTunes Store today under the new iTunes Plus brand (iTunes link) with a more muted appearance…

Amazon To Launch DRM-Less Digital Music Store; EMI First Major Tenant - 3 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Wed 16 May 2007 09:20 AM PST

It’s official ... Amazon has put together enough pieces to announce plans to launch a digital music store later this year. In its release this morning, the company says it…

MySpace Enhances Copyright Protection Tool; Prevents Repeated Uploading - 1 Comment
Posted By David Kaplan - Fri 11 May 2007 03:18 PM PST

MySpace is stepping up efforts to guard the site against copyright violations by introducing a new system designed to prevent users from reposting copyright-protected videos. “Take Down Stay Down”, as…

Peter Gabriel Tries Ad-Supported Music Downloads; Launches We7 - 1 Comment
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Wed 02 May 2007 12:08 PM PST

Should have told you about this earlier ... musician Peter Gabriel has teamed with technology entrepreneur Steve Purdham and VC John Taysom to launch Oxford, UK -basedWe7, an ad-supported music…

Google Files Response To Viacom Lawsuit; Denies Claims; Seeks Jury Trial - 1 Comment
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Mon 30 Apr 2007 05:01 PM PST

The legal to-and-fro between Google/YouTube and Viacom continued today when the search company planned to file its response to the media company’s $1 billion-plus claims of copyright infringement. Viacom filed…

Could Video Fingerprinting End Legal Fingerpointing? - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Sun 22 Apr 2007 10:24 PM PST

Not anytime soon but major content providers and distributors are hoping variations on the theme will prove successful enough to at least make a difference now. The WSJ takes a…

AnywhereCD and Warners Trade Lawsuits Over Right To Sell – Or Remove – DRM-Free Music Downloads - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Sat 21 Apr 2007 11:25 AM PST

DRM-free music retailer AnywhereCD and Warner Music Group have filed lawsuits against each other, both of which will ultimately determine whether the online store had a right to sell MP3…

Will the Loss of DRM Confuse Customers? - 1 Comment
Posted By Jimmy Guterman - Mon 16 Apr 2007 06:10 AM PST

Billboard has a counterintuitive piece on EMI’s decision to let iTunes and other stores sell its music sans DRM. The new downloads will be more expensive than individual tracks are…

Amazon MP3 Store En Route; Universal To Expand Tests Of DRM-Free Music Files: Report - 1 Comment
Posted By David Kaplan - Mon 16 Apr 2007 05:34 AM PST

Amazon is aiming for launch of an MP3 download store in May, according to Billboard sources. Also, Universal Music Group is expected to expand its DRM-free tests because by selling…

DRM-Free Digital Music Store AnywhereCD Launches; Warners Pulls Catalog Immediately - 1 Comment
Posted By David Kaplan - Thu 12 Apr 2007 08:56 PM PST

Within hours of the opening of DRM-free online music shop AnywhereCD, Warner Music Group demanded that the site remove the label’s digital albums, Reuters reported. WMG claimed that the start-up…

Beatles Settle With EMI, iTunes Back Catalogue Soon? - 0 Comments
Posted By Robert Andrews - Thu 12 Apr 2007 04:08 AM PST

EMI and The Beatles have settled their ongoing copyright dispute in a move that could finally end up making the Fab Four’s music available from online download sites. The band’s…

EMI Releases First Album With DRM-Free Option; Artists Selling Direct from Site - 2 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Thu 05 Apr 2007 03:38 PM PST

The role of Steve Jobs and iTunes in EMI’s announcement Monday that it would offer DRM-free versions of its digital library may have given people the wrong impression about what…

Microsoft Zune May Sell EMI’s DRM Free Music - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Wed 04 Apr 2007 05:06 PM PST

“May” is the word, as Microsoft is still in talks with EMI on selling the DRM-free music. The music label has already tied up with Apple iTunes on it, but…

EMI Drops DRM For New Premium Line-Up, Higher Price; Apple First - 4 Comments
Posted By Robert Andrews - Mon 02 Apr 2007 05:14 AM PST

It’s official - EMI Music just became the first major record label to drop digital rights management on its digital downloads - but many consumers must pay more. EMI is…

VIA-GOOG: Google’s Response: Will Not Let Suit Be A Distraction For YouTube - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Tue 13 Mar 2007 09:35 AM PST

Updated below to include comment from Google’s general counsel. Google, which sometimes refers reporters to YouTube PR for comment, responded to Viacom copyright infringement lawsuit for both via a Google…

EU Setting Sights On Unlocking Apple’s iTunes DRM? - 0 Comments
Posted By Robert Andrews - Mon 12 Mar 2007 06:49 AM PST

Apple’s iTunes DRM, which does not allow consumers to transfer iTunes Music Store purchases to non-Apple music players, has until now come in for limited European criticism, beyond the legislative…

Microsoft Focuses On Takedown, Not Filters, For Soapbox - 1 Comment
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Fri 02 Mar 2007 02:09 AM PST

In case there was any doubt that Microsoft is heavily into DRM, the company put it on paper via a letter from entertainment go-to exec Blair Westlake to top media…

EMI-Sites Non-DRM Music Talks On Hold; Advance Payment An Issue - 4 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Sat 24 Feb 2007 09:28 AM PST

After so much anticipation on this, the talks seem to have ended, reports Bloomberg. The story says talks aimed at removing copyright protection from songs didn’t go anywhere because they…