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Friday, Mar 02, 2007 11:35am
Briefly: DRM removal call b...
In brief: A digital music gathering rejects Steve Jobs' views on DRM, DNA visualization software drops in price, and Disc Makers introduces Blu-Ray tower duplicators. Apple CEO Steve Jobs' attempt to call for the removal of DRM has backfired, according to panel members at a conference yesterday. Speaking at the Digital Music Forum East conference, multiple participants in the discussion specifically criticized Jobs' open letter, calling it a "red herring" that distracted from the real issue of Apple's FairPlay copy protection shutting out other stores and device makers. Pro-DRM panellists argued that at least some form of digital rights management was needed for online sales.

Mac DNA-visualization software price reduction OnScreen's DNA Lite Visualization software has been reduced in price by as much as 80% until "DNA Day." The software, designed to give students a thorough understanding of the three-dimensional structure of DNA, will have a single license priced at $10 until April 25th, when it will resume its prior price of $50. A ten-computer license has been discounted from $174 to $74. Disc Makers reveal Blu-Ray duplicators Disc Makers today revealed its first Blu-Ray compatible tower duplicators, the ReflexBlu2 and ReflexBlu4. The Blu2 can duplicate two full recordable Blu-Ray discs per hour, while the Blu4 can duplicate four discs per hour, in addition to having CD-R and DVD-R duplication capabilities. Each unit also includes a complete disc-creation software suite, USB connectivity allowing access to one drive for mastering and playback, and a 250GB hard drive, which can store up to nine full BD images. The Blu2 and Blu4 are priced at $3,000 and $5,000, respectively.