Appeared in the Toronto Star on October 15, 2007 as Music Industry Needs Innovation Not Intervention Appeared in the Tyee on October 16, 2007 as Music Biz Wants Crackdown In the weeks leading up to tomorrow's Speech from the Throne, several music industry lobby groups have urged the government to […]
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The DRM Free-Fall
As Bell unveils a DRM-free music store and Yahoo says it won't invest any more money in DRM-based music stores, the DRM free-fall continues, yet CRIA and its allies puzzlingly continue to focus on legal reforms tied to DRM as their primary legislative objective.
CIPPIC Releases Major Study on DRM and Privacy
The Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic has issues a comprehensive study on privacy and DRM that reviews the use of DRM in 16 different digital products and services, finding that many pose threats to privacy.
The Rick Rubin Article
Many people have pointed to the NY Times article on Rick Rubin on the weekend – it is well worth a read, particularly the comments on the effect of the Sony rootkit debacle on established artists like Neil Diamond.
EMI’s DRM-Free Music Sales
Coolfer assesses the impact of EMI's move to offer DRM-free music.
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