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FairUse4WM cracks PlaysForSure DRM

The big news last week was that the Windows Media DRM was cracked . Derek also thinks this isn't entirely a bad thing, and in fact this benefits both the consumers and the online music services . As Grant puts it, "DRM doesn't protect content in any meaningful way. DRM does however present an encumbrance...

Posted to Tim Marman's Loosely Coupled (Weblog) by Tim on 08-28-2006
DRM can have a significant impact on battery life

Tommy Perkins posts yet another reason to hate DRM . According to this CNET article , it can have a significant negative impact on your device's battery life - as much as 25% as you can see below. Creative Zen Vistion:M: 16 hours with MP3s, 12 hours with only WMA subscription tracks Archos Gmini 402...

Posted to Tim Marman's Loosely Coupled (Weblog) by Tim on 03-21-2006
Tower Records to offer free podcast service

Interesting little tidbit that Andrew passed along - Tower Records is on the verge of launching a free podcast service. The 90-store chain plans to open a new online service this summer that lets consumers create their own podcasts--audio and video shows designed to be downloaded onto a computer or portable...

Posted to Tim Marman's Loosely Coupled (Weblog) by Tim on 03-08-2006
Surprise: RIAA trying to undermine important exceptions to copyright exclusivity

After conceeding as much in Grokster arguments, the RIAA is reversing course and claiming that ripping a CD to your iPod is Fair Use. Fred discusses the recent filing made by the RIAA filing over at EFF Deep Links. They are not saying this behavior itself was unlawful in the past, but rather that it...

Posted to Tim Marman's Loosely Coupled (Weblog) by Tim on 02-22-2006
Contrary to popular belief, CDs are not going away yet

Contrary to popular belief, CDs are not going away yet... at least until we solve underlying problems with digital music. Part of that is a looming digital music shakeout that some are predicting, and part is DRM that doesn't work : Ninety percent of his customers own iPods, according to Cullen, and...

Posted to Tim Marman's Loosely Coupled (Weblog) by Tim on 01-26-2006
Apple to launch new content distribution system

The Digitial Music weblog passes along this tidbit from ThinkSecret . Apparently, in addition to offering feature length content and expanded TV offerings, Apple will be announcing a new content delivery system in January at the annual MacWorld conference. In an effort to appease media companies wary...

Posted to Tim Marman's Loosely Coupled (Weblog) by Tim on 12-05-2005
Sony/BMG Rootkit: How not to treat your customers

I've been busy and haven't gotten around to posting about the whole Sony-BMG / XCP scandal. I'm sure most of you have already read about this, but Boing Boing has a good roundup here . Perhaps my favorite quote in the aftermath here was this bit from Stewart Baker, DHS' assistant secretary for policy...

Posted to Tim Marman's Loosely Coupled (Weblog) by Tim on 11-30-2005
Grokster Reversed in Unanimous Decision

Some bad news from SCOTUS(Blog). The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that developers of software violate federal copyright law when they provide computer users with the means to share music and movie files downloaded from the internet. Read Justice Souter's opinion . Justice Ginsburg concurrence (joined...

Posted to Tim Marman's Loosely Coupled (Weblog) by Tim on 06-27-2005
Do the record companies WANT to go out of business?

Furd brings us the latest incredibly stupid move by a record company. EMI targets the ‘mix-tape’ with ’secure CD’ : UK record label EMI announced yesterday it plans to introduce anti-piracy technology to its CDs that will restrict consumers’ ability to burn tracks to blank CDs. The technology, from DRM...

Posted to Tim Marman's Loosely Coupled (Weblog) by Tim on 06-16-2005
Yahoo! Music Unlimited: The music still doesn't feel free

Mark Cuban, after predicting the extinction of the CD and the end of the desktop computer era, now says it's the end of the road for the RIAA . [T]he introduction of Yahoo’s Music Unlimited Service sets the new market value for all the music you can download in a month…5 bucks. The RIAA can no longer...

Posted to Tim Marman's Loosely Coupled (Weblog) by Tim on 05-18-2005

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