"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.

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. ...

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.

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.

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!