appleinsider.com - 12/9/2008
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Apple is believed to be on the verge of an end-of-year push that would start by finally offering unprotected iTunes Store music from all major labels and would switch a special post-holiday campaign giving away music and videos to Europeans.
news.cnet.com - 12/9/2008
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news.cnet.com —
Rumors coming out of Europe that claim Apple
will begin offering unprotected music files from the three
largest recording companies on Tuesday are bogus, according to my music-industry sources. Yes, Apple is in negotiations with the three biggest ...
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Is iTunes Ditching DRM Tomorrow ? [Rumor]
Gizmodo —
Speculation about if when iTunes would score DRM-free tracks from all major studios like Amazon and Walmart has been rampant, but according to a rumor at AppleInsider, all this speculation may come to an end tomorrow. AppleInsider cites a Dec. 3 story from the French publication Electron Libre that says iTunes will remove DRM from Sony, Universal and Warner tracks on December 9th. The story doesn't say what percentage of tracks from the major labels, or what the cost bump for the new tracks might be, if any. In fact, you can see for ...
Rumor indica que a Apple oferecerá todo o catálogo da iTunes Store livre de DRM
MacMagazine —
... O site francês de tecnologia ElectronLibre afirmou hoje que a Apple dará um passo muito importante e oferecerá todo o catálogo da iTunes Store livre de DRM (DRM-free). Eles não apontam uma fonte específica para a informação, mas acreditam que a Maçã teve muito dificuldades em negociar esse acordo com a Sony, a Universal e a Warner. ...
Apple rumored to be turning iTunes into a DRM-free music store
Engadget —
... offer up all of its music in DRM-free form starting as early as tomorrow, specifically calling out Sony, Universal and Warner as outfits who would join the protection-free cause. Should this happen, it would obviously be a dream come true for ole Steve, but we're still left to wonder what would happen to bitrates, prices and (potentially most important) all other iTMS content. Something tells us Hollywood isn't quite as ready to release its death grip. [Via AppleInsider] Filed under: Portable Audio Apple rumored to be turning iTunes into a ...
iTunes Goes DRM-Free...Today?
Today @ PC World —
... , and there's no indication the ice has thawed. Then again, Electronlibre has been right about Apple's moves before. In May of this year, the French site accurately predicted the launch of French TV Shows on iTunes, according to AppleInsider .
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