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Library of Congress: DRM a serious obstacle to archiving view story
1 vote- Submitted by Mind_Booster_Noori
- 4 months ago
- (http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/p...)
"Digital preservation" sounds simple enough... Not so fast, says the Library of Congress, and it points a crabbed and bony finger directly at US copyright law—and at DRM.
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Rhapsody Embraces DRM-Free MP3s: Another Nail in The Coffin of DRM - ReadWriteWeb view story
2 votes- Submitted by Mind_Booster_Noori
- 4 months ago
- (http://www.readwriteweb.com/archi...)
Real Networks' Rhapsody music service, which had only been a subscription service so far, is joining into the every expanding fray of music services selling DRM-free MP3 files. ...
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News Corp Taking DRM Firm NDS Private In $3.6 Billion Deal view story
2 votes- Submitted by Mind_Booster_Noori
- 4 months ago
- (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-...)
NDS , the UK-based DRM and conditional access firm which is majority owned by News Corp, is now being taken private: News Corp. is teaming up with Permira Advisers, the big European private-equity firm for this deal which is worth $3.6 billion.
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Refusing Digital Monitoring Policies | DefectiveByDesign.org view story
3 votes- Submitted by Mind_Booster_Noori
- 4 months ago
- (http://defectivebydesign.org/blog...)
Bruce Schneier has brought a new form of Digital Restrictions Management to our attention: "Digital Manners Policies". This is just old wine in new bottles -- Microsoft wants another way to control your activities.
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Merankorii: Ancestral / Merankorii / Njiqahdda Split - mp3 view story
2 votes- Submitted by Mind_Booster_Noori
- 4 months ago
- (http://merankorii.blogspot.com/20...)
After the release of Ancestral / Merankorii / Njiqahdda Split CD, you can now buy it in two formats: EEE Recordings sells it in CD format; IndiStr has thee Merankorii side of the album in mp3. In mp3, it is sold in a "Name Your Own Price" scheme!

