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techdirt.com - 2/19/2009
Band Puts All Its Music (Plus More) Into A $3 iPhone App
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The pop band The Presidents of the United States of America have released a special iPhone app that contains all of the music from all of their albums, as well as additional rare and unreleased music and images. The whole thing costs $3 -- which certainly blows the old $1/song model out of the ...
tech.slashdot.org - 2/17/2009
Draconian DRM Revealed In Windows 7
— tech.slashdot.org — Draconian DRM Revealed In Windows 7 (more) Draconian DRM Revealed In Windows 7

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700 comments tell the FTC "No DRM!"
arstechnica.com - 2/13/2009
700 comments tell the FTC "No DRM!"
— arstechnica.com — The Federal Trade Commission wants to know about DRM, and it's hosting a March conference on the... topic. The agency looks set to get an earful—today is the final day to file public comments, and more than 700 individuals have already ... (more) 700 comments tell the FTC "No DRM!"

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Amazon's E-Book Strategy Re-Kindles Debate on Open Standards
blog.wired.com - 2/25/2009
Amazon's E-Book Strategy Re-Kindles Debate on Open Standards
— blog.wired.com —     While many salivated over this week's arrival of "the iPod of the book world ,"... supporters of open e-book standards are opining anew that the Kindle’s proprietary format is not only bad for readers but, in the long run, ... (more) Amazon's E-Book Strategy Re-Kindles Debate on Open Standards

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p2pnet news — ... it’s difficult to see any common sense explanation for why it should be allowed to proceed. The case involves a video of some kids taunting a boy with Down syndrome, which was uploaded to YouTube. The very fact that it was uploaded to YouTube actually allowed the kids in question to get caught and punished appropriately for their actions. In other words, by any reasonable thought process, the video helped bring these kids to justice. »»» Band Puts All Its Music (Plus More) Into A $3 iPhone App Tech Dirt The ...

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