Posts Tagged ‘DRM’

March 15th, 2009

New iPod Has Hardware DRM

The new iPod Shuffle might be able to tell you what song you’re listening to, but only through official sanctioned headphones.
The new iPod shuffle is so small that it doesn’t have any room for a screen or any controls, so Apple have given it the ability to tell you what song you’re listening to and [...]


January 8th, 2009

iTunes removing DRM… for a fee

For me, one of the most interesting announcements at Macworld 2009 is that Apple will offer DRM-free music on iTunes, while simultaneously establishing three tiers of music prices.
Record companies will be able to choose whether they want their songs to cost $0.69, $0.99, or $1.29.
Currently about 8 million DRM-free songs are available, with another 2 [...]