Currently, if you want to purchase music legally, you can use a variety of online music stores from big companies like Microsoft, Apple, Yahoo, etc. The modus operandi of these sites is pretty much the same. You can either buy an individual song or pay for the entire album. Now imagine this scenario: what if [...]
Yahoo Music will Refund its Customers
Last week, Martin posted about how Yahoo was planning to shut down its Yahoo! Music store on 30th September, 2008. The store would take its DRM servers offline on this date, in effect stranding all those people who had paid money for DRM-labeled music. Apparently, Yahoo have realized the foolishness of their decision and the [...]
Napster Goes DRM-Free
I don’t own an iPod or any other music player so this post is not really something I’ve tried out yet. First it was Amazon, then iTunes, and now Napster. What am I referring to? DRM-free music of course. Everyone who’s ever experienced music with DRM knows just how frustrating things can get. You buy [...]