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Is iTunes in Trouble?
Lots of changes are bringing iTunes to the attention of the media, this time is not software related, but content related. The last piece of news is that iTunes is not carrying more NBC content, or should I say NBC is not selling content on iTunes anymore. Whichever way you want to see it, the consumer is the one that lose. The apparent negotiations to renew NBC-iTunes contract failed when allegedly NBC asked to sell their content at a higher price than the standard $1.99 per show. That’s that, so … Continue reading
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Tagged Apple, digital_rights_management, drm, emi, iTunes, music_distribution, nbc, steve_jobs
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Steve please, talk to us about the iPhone
An open letter is something never seen before in the technology industry but its popularity is becoming somewhat weird. The CEO of Apple, Inc, Steve Jobs put out a letter about “Thoughts on Music” on February of this year that made everyone talk. His thinking about DRM caused controversy among those within the music industry and sympathy among those who follow his career. Personally, DRM does not cause much trouble to me; its transparent to me, so I did not paid much attention to it back then. A much bigger … Continue reading
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DRM and iPod Capacity
Cupertino, CA – May 30, 2007, Apple Inc release an iTunes update, the update release is the 7.2 featuring DRM free music from participating labels, higher bit rates in a new added element called iTunes Plus. The industry immediately started talking about it, pointing out that even though is DRM “Free”, iTunes hides information about the purchaser inside each download. I have to say that is not a surprise to me this practice after all if you are the buyer why shouldn’t you have information about you on your songs. … Continue reading