The report that Sony BMG is moving to DRM-free downloads represents the music industry's white-flag concession that its copyright-protection scheme created a powerhouse in Apple's iTunes Store while ...

Amazon's Tuesday launch of a DRM-free music store with some 2 million tracks represents the music industry's clearest repudiation yet of the elaborate copy-protection schemes it once staked its future ...

Amazon.com plans to launch a digital music store later this year, featuring music downloads without copyright restrictions. The e-commerce giant announced Wednesday that it would offer songs from more ...

Mobile entertainment provider Jamba has partnered with EMI Music on a deal that will offer DRM-free downloads on mobiles. By Andre Paine Mobile entertainment provider Jamba has partnered with EMI ...

Warner Music Group has begun selling DRM-free downloads through Amazon.com. By Lars Brandle Warner Music Group has begun selling DRM-free downloads through Amazon.com. With effect from today, WMG has ...

Many of Japan’s record labels are agreeing to do away with DRM on their digital tracks, reports Nikkei. Many of Japan’s record labels are agreeing to do away with DRM on their digital tracks, reports ...

It was only a couple of months ago that we reported EMI was going to offer its music DRM-free, meaning you can play it on whatever device you like. The announcement wasn't a total surprise, and it was ...

There’s an intriguing rumor ahead of today’s Apple keynote at Macworld: The company has successfully negotiated with the major record labels to drop DRM copy protection from all tracks in iTunes. And, ...

Looks like the gods at Apple have been listening. People have long complained about Apple’s DRM protection on music available on iTunes and the inability to download songs to the iPhone over 3G (I ...

In honor of the Day Against DRM, or Dia Contra Los DRMos, here are some free tunes and videos you can download courtesy of BandDot. We’ve never actually heard of any of these bands before, but maybe ...

Ty Roberts, CTO of Gracenote, made the claim this week that the music industry was "about to cave in the next six months" on the issue of DRM, at least when it comes to downloads. Roberts made the ...