http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/12/blu.ray.managed.copy/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0906/pioneerbdp-23fd.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />An updated version of the Blu-ray standard will allow for limited copying, the head of the group behind the format's copy protection has acknowledged. Michael Ayers, chairman of the AACS Licensing Authority, confirms that almost all discs released after the first quarter of 2010 should allow one full-resolution copy, known as a Managed Copy. Videos will be writable to Blu-ray or DVD discs, or a ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/12/blu.ray.managed.copy/ Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:50:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/03/16/apple.refutes.drm.claims/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0903/ipodshuffle3g.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Apple has refuted recent claims that the new iPod shuffle integrates DRM technology to prevent third-party companies from making compatible products without paying fees. iLounge and the Electronic Frontier Foundation noted the presence of a chip behind the buttons on the in-line controls, leading to the presumption that the component provided authentication for the signal.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/03/16/apple.refutes.drm.claims/ Mon, 16 Mar 2009 21:50:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/03/16/eff.attacks.ipod.shuffle/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0903/ipodshuffle3g.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Apple is headed in the wrong direction with the redesigned iPod shuffle, claims the Electronic Frontier Foundation. The public advocacy group notes that while Apple has mostly disposed of DRM in terms of music files, it has effectively added more by limiting which audio hardware can connect to the player's headphone jack. If not used with official Apple earbuds, the player will require an adapte... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/03/16/eff.attacks.ipod.shuffle/ Mon, 16 Mar 2009 17:40:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/03/14/shuffle.has.drm.issues/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0903/apple-bmo-13.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Apple's new iPod Shuffle has added a new layer of hardware DRM, possibly preventing third-party companies from reverse-engineering the Shuffle technology in order to build headphones. Electronic Frontier and iLounge have discovered an Apple authentication chip DRM (Digital Right Management) requirement that will mean third-party headphone makers will have to pay fees for the authentication chip an... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/03/14/shuffle.has.drm.issues/ Sun, 15 Mar 2009 00:20:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/03/11/vodafone.drops.mp3.drm/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0902/htcmagic.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Vodafone has announced plans to switch the majority of its music catalog to a DRM-free MP3 format. The phone carrier says it has signed deals with Sony, EMI and Universal, which will allow tracks bought from the record labels to be copied freely between phones, computers and dedicated media players. Vodafone claims that it will also be the first provider in the world to do dual delivery, by whic... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/03/11/vodafone.drops.mp3.drm/ Wed, 11 Mar 2009 17:30:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/03/02/nokia.music.going.drm.free/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0902/nokia5800xpressmusic-4.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Music sold through Nokia's Comes With Music service will eventually go DRM-free, according to one of the company's executives. Adam Mirabella, the director of Nokia's Global Digital Music Retail division, says that the company is currently in negotiations with various groups, and has fixed removing DRM as a long-term goal. No specific record labels have been named, nor has a firm date been set f... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/03/02/nokia.music.going.drm.free/ Mon, 02 Mar 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/02/04/norway.drops.itunes.issues/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0812/ipodnano4g-2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Norway's consumer watchdog has put an end to the lengthy conflict with Apple regarding iTunes DRM restrictions, according to the AFP. The Market Council opposed the anti-piracy protection because of the incompatibility with MP3 players other than Apple's own iPod line. The company recently ignored a November 3rd deadline imposed by the Ombudsman, Bjoern Erik Thon, who threatened to take the case b... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/02/04/norway.drops.itunes.issues/ Wed, 04 Feb 2009 23:55:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/01/06/itunes.at.mw09/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0812/ipodnano4g-2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />In concluding its Macworld 2009 keynote, Apple has confirmed a switch to a variable pricing model for iTunes music, where previously the company charged a flat 99 cents per track. Beginning in April the company will offer three tiers of pricing: 69 cents, 99 cents and finally $1.29, with a greater proportion of tracks falling under the bottom tier than the top; all tracks aged less than six years... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/01/06/itunes.at.mw09/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:55:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/01/05/itunes.flexible.pricing/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0807/applelogo-black.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Apple has allegedly backed away from its strict pricing policies for iTunes songs, although the same negotiations could also mean that music from the big three labels could soon be DRM-free, according to CNET News. A source suggests that the tracks will fall into three pricing categories, including a higher-priced level for hit songs, which many media companies have pushed for. The shift could lea... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/01/05/itunes.flexible.pricing/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:10:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/12/15/labels.split.on.itunes.drm/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0811/starsofthelid.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Hold-out major labels are split on what they want before allowing DRM-free tracks on the iTunes Store, anonymous sources claim. Although Apple CEO Steve Jobs has claimed to want DRM-free tracks on iTunes, only EMI and a host of independent labels have so far offered any material which can be copied without arbitrary restrictions. Apple benefits financially from DRM by forcing iTunes customers to... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/12/15/labels.split.on.itunes.drm/ Mon, 15 Dec 2008 21:00:00 GMT