Tag: drm
Sports piracy at ‘industrial scale’, report claims
A new report by Enders Analysis has sharply criticized major tech firms, including Amazon, Google, Meta, and Microsoft, for their “ambivalence and inertia” in tackling the “industrial scale theft” of […]
Xbox 180: Microsoft U-turn on controversial Xbox One DRM, used games and always-online internet policies
In a startling turn of events for the forthcoming Xbox One console, Microsoft have just announced that they will be significantly changing their stance on used games, DRM, game sharing and internet requirements for their next-gen gaming console. An almost…
Game Dev Tycoon boasts ingenious meta anti-piracy measure with in-game profit-halting pirates
Anti-piracy measures and DRM are often a sore point in the gaming community. While all reasonable gamers want developers to reap the rewards of increased sales for a good title, no-one wants their game restricted by over-zealous security measures. Developer…
SimCity UK launch suffers from online server problems
UK gamers hoping to jump into the latest SimCity title following the game's midnight launch have, just like their US counterparts, been left bitterly disappointed, as publisher EA's servers struggled to cope with the sheer number of gamers attempting to…
No UK iTunes Match until 2012 say experts
Though Apple already have deals in place for their cloud-based iTunes Match music service that ensure its launch in the USA later this year, us poor chumps in dear old Blighty will likely have to wait until Q1 of 2012…
Nokia launch DRM-free Comes with Music service … in China
Nokia's Comes with Music service, which allows users to download an unlimited number of MP3 tracks is about to drop its DRM protection. But before all you Nokia X6 owners get too excited, note this: the DRM-free service is only…
600,000 pirate gamers banned from Xbox Live
The modifications allow gamers to circumvent the console's Digital Rights Management technologies and run pirated discs, and can feature game-hacks to give pirate gamers an unfair advantage whilst gaming online.
HMV snaps up 50% of online music retailer 7Digital
In some ways this should be no surprise as over the past couple of years 7Digital has been establishing itself as a solid alternative to the likes of iTunes and Amazon, especially by offering tracks as MP3s without any DRM. It has also struck innovative deals with companies like Last FM, Spotify and Songbird.
Orange Music Store goes DRM-free with 79p music buffet
DRM-free is becoming all the rage, as well it should, and today Orange is the latest portal provider to jump on the digital music band wagon. So far they’ve persuaded EMI, Universal and ” a number of independent labels” to offer up their tracks and doubtless the other two majors will follow at some point.
For now, there’s 700,000 tracks to chose from which you can download over the air or to your PC and do with as you will. You’ll only pay the once and prices start at an iTunes sounding 79p.
You can start your downloading from today and it’ll be interesting to see how this sits alongside services which Orange supports like the DRM-heavy Nokia Comes With Music. Still, always nice to have more options.
Orange (via @recombu)
Nokia to ditch DRM by 2010
While most had their eyes on Stephen Fry at the Nokia N97 launch, some keen bods were busy pumping the execs for information and it seems they pumped well. It turns out that Nokia is planning on phasing out the DRM on their Comes With Music package meaning that users will be able to download tracks as MP3s and actually keep their tunes.
It’s always been the desire of the mobile giant to go DRM-free but ultimately the decision has always been down to the labels who have never exactly been first to come round to new digital ideas.
It seems, though, that the big wigs have softened/modernised their attitudes since deals like the DRM-free one between Virgin and Universal and it looks as all with CWM will reap the rewards as of 2010.
A Nokia spokesperson said: “Nokia is committed to going DRM free on the Nokia Music Store in 2009”.
“Comes With Music offers great value and even with the DRM in place, it continues to have great appeal to our consumers. We are constantly discussing with the music industry about how to evolve Comes With Music and further enrich the proposition we currently have”.
It’s not clear if this evolution will continue to involve an all you can eat service if it is to be DRM-free but, given the extent of the CWM catalogue, I’m looking forward to finding out.
(via ME & Pocket Lint)
