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  • Orange music goes DRM-free

    Orange music goes DRM-free

    Operator revamps audio offering 10 July 2009 9:58 GMT

    Orange has followed Vodafone in announcing it will offer digital rights management-free music downloads in what it says is a "major refresh" of its music portal.

    Orange will sell DRM-free music downloads from Universal Music, EMI Music and a number of independent...

  • Nokia "committed" to going DRM-free

    Nokia "committed" to going DRM-free

    Comes with Music to come without restrictions in 2009 18 June 2009 13:36 GMT

    We've brought you news before that Nokia was considering a DRM-free approach for its "unlimited" Comes with Music offering, but now have had a statement from the manufacturer saying it is "committed" to going DRM-free - this year.

    The news before came from...

  • Vodafone makes 5 June "Free Music Friday"

    Vodafone makes 5 June "Free Music Friday"

    Operator offers free tracks to mark start of DRM-free downloads 4 June 2009 17:29 GMT

    Vodafone is following up from its "Freeday" Friday that saw mobile internet gratis, with the news that this Friday will henceforth be known as "Free Music Friday".

    The UK-based operator is offering Voda customers eight free tracks from major international artists,...

  • Naim launches high-def music download store

    Naim launches high-def music download store

    Fully uncompressed, DRM-free, 24bit WAV files, anyone? 1 May 2009 10:36 GMT

    Naim Label has announced that as of 18 May it will relaunch, offering "high definition" music downloads, with fully uncompressed, DRM-free, 24bit WAV files available.

    As well as offering 320kbps MP3 files, the company will be angling their "HD" collection at...

  • Vodafone goes DRM-free

    Vodafone goes DRM-free

    Drops digital rights management on music downloads 11 March 2009 15:35 GMT

    Vodafone has announced that it has signed deals with Universal Music, Sony Music Entertainment and EMI to offer their tracks and albums DRM-free across Vodafone markets for both mobile phones and PCs.

    Said to be the first deals of their kind for a mobile network...

  • iTunes Plus upgrades offered on track by track basis

    iTunes Plus upgrades offered on track by track basis

    All-or-nothing policy changed 30 January 2009 9:26 GMT

    Apple has u-turned on its potentially expensive all-or-nothing policy of making an iTunes user upgrade their entire music library to the DRM-free iTunes Plus format.

    Up to now, iTunes users had to shell out a lump sum to upgrade all their music tracks and videos,...

  • A quick guide to audio codecs

    A quick guide to audio codecs

    What, why, who, how explained 20 January 2009 17:27 GMT

    What is it?
    Standing for, COder / DECoder, although it's the second part of the word that most people are more familiar with, it's the part an MP3 player, iPod, mobile phone or computer handles whilst playing file-based music.

    Without going really technical...

  • 7digital.com says Q4 sales up 260%

    7digital.com says Q4 sales up 260%

    DRM-free MP3s tripled sales 19 January 2009 13:31 GMT

    Some good news in the business world to counterbalance the gloom of the economic downturn - 7digital.com has announced strong figures with Q4 sales up more than 260% from the same quarter last year.

    7digital attributes this success in part to the introduction...

  • iTunes finally goes DRM-free . Audio, iTunes, Apple, Music downloads, DRM-free, Macworld2009, Sony BMG, Warner Music, EMI, Universal music 0

    iTunes finally goes DRM-free

    Macworld 2009: Schiller's first one last thing 6 January 2009 18:32 GMT

    At the Apple keynote at Macworld Expo 2009 in San Francisco Philip W. Schiller, senior vice president of worldwide product marketing for Apple, followed absent Apple boss Steve Jobs' tradition of announcing "one last thing".

    Music fans will be pleased to note...

  • iTunes to go DRM-free from today?

    iTunes to go DRM-free from today?

    Apple rumour sees imminent announcement 9 December 2008 9:30 GMT

    Apple is apparently on the verge of offering unprotected iTunes Store music from all major labels, if recent reports are to be believed.

    A French news source has it that Apple is planning a major launch in time for Christmas that will see DRM copyright protection...

  • Microsoft revamps Zune music subscriptions. Audio, MP3 players, Microsoft, Zune, Music downloads, DRM-free 0

    Microsoft revamps Zune music subscriptions

    "Pass" subscribers get to keep 10 songs a month 20 November 2008 10:37 GMT

    Microsoft has announced "landmark agreements" with both major and independent music labels for a new subscription music model for its Zune MP3 player.

    The Zune Pass subscription service currently gives consumers on-demand access to millions of tracks for $14.99...

  • MP3-compatible campaign and logo launches . Audio, Music downloads, DRM-free, MP3 players, Biz, 7digital, Play.com, HMV, Tesco, Tunetribe, Woolworths, ERA, BPI 0

    MP3-compatible campaign and logo launches

    Online music industry's new initiative 4 November 2008 12:11 GMT

    Seven of the UK's music download retailers have launched a campaign that identifies music in the MP3 format.

    Angled "to help consumers make the most of the growing availability of music in the universally compatible MP3 format", the campaign will get a logo...

  • Datz Music Lounge launches . Audio, Music downloads, Datz, DRM-free, EMI 0

    Datz Music Lounge launches

    £99 for a year's worth of unlimited downloads 30 October 2008 9:43 GMT

    The "Datz Music Lounge" has launched, described as "a revolutionary new way to buy and enjoy music".

    The Datz Music Lounge lets you download as many tracks as you want over the course of a year for a one off cost of £99.99.

    Similar to Nokia's...

  • Dell and Universal Music team up on MP3 bundles . Hardware, Music downloads, Dell, DRM-free, Universal music 0

    Dell and Universal Music team up on MP3 bundles

    DRM-free song packages pre-loaded on PCs 27 October 2008 14:02 GMT

    In the States, Dell and Universal Music Group have teamed to provide pre-loaded song bundles of different genres of music.

    Described as "a simple, economical way to jump-start a digital music library" individuals will be able to select a variety of optional...

  • VIDEO: Megawhat news - Government puts citizens under surveillance. Audio, Napster, iTunes, Apple, DRM-free, Music downloads, Software, Online, ISPs, Video, Megawhat, Greenpeace, Gaming, Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft, Xbox 360, PS3, Nintendo Wii, iPhone, Home Cinema, Bravia, LCD televisions, Mobile phones 0

    VIDEO: Megawhat news - Government puts citizens under surveillance

    Video news bulletin of today's top stories 20 May 2008 18:17 GMT

    Want to know the latest news but don't have time to read the stories we've written. Don't panic - here are the top stories on video.

    In today's headlines: Government puts UK citizens under surveillance; Napster launches world’s largest DRM-free music store;...

  • Napster launches world's largest MP3 music store. Audio, Online, Napster, Music downloads, DRM-free, iTunes 0

    Napster launches world's largest MP3 music store

    And every one of the 6 million tracks is DRM-free 20 May 2008 10:41 GMT

    In a move sure to bruise Apple's ego, the bad boy gone good of the music download world, Napster, has launched the world's largest, and DRM-free, online music store.

    More than six million tracks will be sold as MP3 files through the service, which will could...

  • Penguin to offer DRM-free audiobooks. Audio, DRM-free, Penguin, Audiobooks, Amazon, Kindle 0

    Penguin to offer DRM-free audiobooks

    But thinks Kindle isn't much cop 4 March 2008 14:32 GMT

    Penguin is planning to offer audiobooks that are free of digital copyright protection technology, which means they can be played across any digital device, The Guardian reports.

    The 73-year-old publishing company has announced it will experiment with selling...

  • 7digital to sell DRM-free MP3s from Warner. Audio, Music downloads, 7digital, Warner Music, DRM-free 0

    7digital to sell DRM-free MP3s from Warner

    Albums from a fiver 4 March 2008 0:05 GMT

    Warner Music and 7digital have announced that MP3 music audio downloads from Warner Music are now available to
    7digital.com customers in the UK, Ireland, Spain, France and Germany.

    7digital.com will be, in their words, one of the first major European...

  • Universal to sell DRM-free music, not on iTunes. Audio, Music downloads, iTunes, Apple, Universal, DRM-free 0

    Universal to sell DRM-free music, not on iTunes

    Has Apple been snubbed, or is it for strategic reasons? 10 August 2007 8:09 GMT

    Universal Music Group, the world's largest music company, has announced that it will begin testing the sale of DRM-free downloads in the States.

    It was rumoured earlier this year that the company were considering this path via Apple's iTunes, but they were...

  • HMV latest to offer

    HMV latest to offer "DRM-free" music downloads

    Plus, HMV.co.uk will offer both CDs and MP3 from September 1 July 2007 16:53 GMT

    HMV has announced it will be selling "DRM-free" digital downloads from September 2007.

    All online HMV downloads will be incorporated into the hmv.co.uk store, rather than the currently separate hmvdigital.co.uk.

    These changes will provide UK consumers...

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