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NBC Wants People to Stop Buying TV Shows

August 31, 2007 – 10:23 am

On the heels of iTunes getting rid of DRM in music NBC says they want more. Apple has announced that they will not carry NBC shows because NBC wanted each episode to sell for $4.99 which is more than double what they cost now.

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The New DRM Class-System

May 12, 2007 – 5:55 am

The rich suburban kid buying the $26 shirt is the same one that is going to be able to buy the DRM free music, while the people in a less financially position will be forced to choose DRM burdened music.

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The Death of DRM

April 1, 2007 – 10:37 pm

If you buy music on iTunes it is what forces you to authorize each computer that plays your music. Personally, DRM-less music what would get me buying music from iTunes— and I am sure that I’m not alone here.

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HD DVD Can Kiss DRM Goodbye

February 21, 2007 – 3:09 pm

Well it’s official now HD DVD can be made clean. It was already defeated a while ago by some hacker in Canada named “Muslix64,” but now there is commercial software available that will allow folks to backup their HD DVD’s and make them playable on hardware that isn’t DRM-friendly.

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