As we previously reported, Apple announced today that its entire music library will be DRM-free by the spring! The UK iTunes Store has made the transition to the DRM-free format already, with songs ...

Apple Inc. has shaken up the online music world again with its announcement that iTunes would abandon digital rights management (DRM) and embrace variable pricing. The move by the world’s largest ...

If you follow the digital music business at all, then you know by now that earlier this year, Apple CEO Steve Jobs issued a clarion call (ok, an open letter) to the entertainment confab to free ...

At Apple's final year at Macworld San Francisco (and, therefore, perhaps the final Macworld ever) there were several announcements that piqued the interest of the crowd during Apple VP of Marketing ...

It's the digital equivalent of the first few cracks in the Berlin Wall: soon EMI will be offering the bulk of its music catalog free of DRM restrictions. Steve Jobs was on hand at the press conference ...

France’s Parliament is considering legislation that would make it legal to crack the Digital Rights Management (DRM) technology that protects songs downloaded from Apple’s iTunes Music Store and other ...

DRM-Free Songs from EMI Available on iTunes for $1.29 in May Apple today announced that EMI Music’s entire digital catalog of music will be available for purchase DRM-free (without digital rights ...

Today’s the day when the music at the iTunes Store is unshackled from the bonds of digital rights management (DRM). And exactly what should you celebrate (or mourn) with this event? Let’s take a look.

So far, Apple has been able to dominate the online music market, but with CRM fading away, the field could be wide open for new competitors Need proof that Apple’s iPod and iTunes Store has forever ...

Apple Inc. met its self-imposed deadline, if just barely, by updating iTunes to Version 7.2 and putting tracks and albums free of copy protection up for sale today. The new version of iTunes for Mac ...

Apple's iTunes Store began selling DRM-free songs from EMI on Wednesday. DRM (digital rights management) software prevents owners from copying or freely using a digital file across multiple devices.