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flyingpenguin» the poetry of information security: DRM systems can include special formats for media files or proprietary media players. For instance, people buying tracks from the iTunes store cannot move tracks on to non-Apple portable music devices. (via Cosmos)

  WHATREALLYHAPPENED.COM: US Yahoo offers copy-free music (via Cosmos)

AllEver.com: Unlike Apple’s iTunes which features proprietary music file formats and DRM which doesn’t allow you to do much else with your music other than play it via iTunes or iPod, the Yahoo! MP3s are reportedly DRM free, and this gives you a lot more freedom over how you handle the music you own. (via Cosmos)

flyingpenguin» the poetry of information security: DRM systems can include special formats for media files or proprietary media players. For instance, people buying tracks from the iTunes store cannot move tracks on to non-Apple portable music devices. (via Cosmos)

  Gizmodo, The Gadget Guide: CDs to DRM-free MP3s is quite a metamorphosis. Should Yahoo! further thumb its nose at the music industry, we'll let you know. In the meantime, let's all rock out to Jessica Simpson, the greatest singer in human history. - Nicholas Deleon US Yahoo offers copy-free music (via Cosmos)

  reddit.com: what's new online: Yahoo offers DRM-free music (news.bbc.co.uk) 17 points posted 5 hours ago by babakian 4 comments 22. (via Cosmos)

[Digitalmusic.weblogsinc.com] Sharky's Digital Music Weblog: Last month, TheDigitalMusicWeblog exposed the growing concern in the digital music industry over the questionable practices of BurnLounge, a digital music sales service that appears to have more in common with a pyramid selling scheme than legitimate digital music stores. Since we posted that article we've seen a storm of controversy erupt in our forums as fans of the company go head to head with those who feel that BurnLounge is giving the digital music industry a bad name.

[News.zdnet.com] Yahoo sells Jessica Simpson single sans DRM | Tech News on ZDNet: Because the song, a party-pop track called "A Public Affair," has no digital rights management (DRM) protection coded into it, it will be compatible with just about every type of digital music player, from the iPod to the iRiver, as well as with film- and music-editing programs that may not have been able to read DRM-encoded files.

 [News.com.com] Yahoo sells Jessica Simpson single sans DRM | CNET News.com: Because the song, a party-pop track called "A Public Affair," has no digital rights management (DRM) protection coded into it, it will be compatible with just about every type of digital music player, from the iPod to the iRiver, as well as with film- and music-editing programs that may not have been able to read DRM-encoded files.

 [Change Is Good] All your CD’s are Belong to Us: Even as a relative outsider to the music business, I became so accustomed to getting free CD’s that I lost the habit of purchasing music. Neither the shrill wails emanating from the music industry nor the slick gadgets and mobile devices from companies like Apple computers has succeeded in enticing me open my wallet and purchase (or rent) music.

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