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迷客科技 (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008
Apple's iTunes service may face a double-pronged competitor in the UK market by the end of summer, as more major labels reportedly prepare to offer their music DRM-free here. The UK's second-largest online music service 7 Digital today announced that sales through its online store had climbed 300 per cent since the introduction of DRM-free downloads from Warner Music through its UK service. "It is...
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Silicon Alley Insider (Free subscription) | yesterday
We've spent the last year looking for evidence to prove or disprove a widely held digerati belief -- that consumers will gladly pay for online music, as long as it's not encumbered by digital locks and keys. So far, we have yet to find solid data that supports the argument -- even though iTunes (AAPL) has been selling DRM-free tracks from EMI for since the spring of 07, and Amazon (AMZN) now sells...
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Digital Trends - Most Recent News (Free subscription) | yesterday
People want to own their music without restrictions. That’s the apparent conclusion after online music retailer 7Digital claims its sales have risen dramatically after inking DRM-free deals with major labels Warners and EMI, according to Reuters. The company says sales have gone up 130% since January, and are up 300% year-on-year to this June. It now expects Universal and Sony BMG to sign similar...
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mac.ro (Free subscription) | yesterday
Apple may face tough iTunes challenges ahead Appe's iTunes UK service may face a twin-pronged attack by number two UK online music service, 7digital and the new-to-market Amazon MP3 store by the end of summer.
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Pocket-lint (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008
Downloads double for UK music site 7digital.com has said that it has seen "rocketing" digital music sales following the introduction of the DRM-free MP3 download format across the Warner Music and EMI catalogues. ... Read 7digital sees 300% sales increase from DRM-free on Pocket-lint now
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Punknews.org (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
After the response to our recent LaGrecia stream and giveaway, the generous folks at Suburban Home Records decided to try it with another one of their bands, Valdosta's country-punks, Ninja Gun : Below is a link that will allow you to download entire album as DRM-free MP3s. You can put them on your IPod, burn a CD, and yes, you can share them with others. The one thing that I ask is that when sharing...
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TechDigest (Free subscription) | yesterday
DRM-free music download service 7digital is experiencing something of a boom with their profits up 300% so far in 2008 - the lucky buggers. Since signing their last major record label in the shape of Warner Music, back in March, they've become the UK's second biggest online music store...
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paidContent:UK (Free subscription) | yesterday
-- SonyBMG/UMG MP3: Digital music retailer 7digital will be taking DRM-free MP3 repertoire from SonyBMG and Universal "imminently", we can reveal. The label got MP3s from EMI last summer and says sales have grown 300 percent since it took same from Warner this March. SonyBMG had been trying in-store cards that can be redeemed for online MP3s and joined Amazon's ( NSDQ: AMZN ) MP3 store, Universal...
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Digital Media Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday
London - Independent digital music retailer 7digital.com said on Monday that it has seen sales for the first half of 2008 increase 300% from a year ago, driven by the new availability of DRM-free MP3 tracks from Warner Music, EMI and others. The company, which now claims to be the second-largest digital music retailer in the U.K., said site traffic has increased 130% since January. The 7digital.com...
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ISerializable (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008
When I first heard of Audible.com (in one of the TWiT shows ) I was very excited that I could get lots of stuff to hear on my mp3 player. Then I started using it. And was terribly annoyed . I couldn't use the downloads on my Zune device because of Silly DRM issues Living in Israel, some audio books (like colbert's book, or Hodgman's book) are blocked for me to purchase. I can't back up or convert...
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Punknews.org (Free subscription) | 05/07/2008
Century Media have launched a 2008-era sampler of music from the label. The set includes artists such as Warrel Dane (Nevermore), Arch Enemy, Zimmers Hole, Suicide Silence, Terror, Stick To Your Guns, and many more. The label is also providing DRM-free downloads of the comp which includes 20 songs from 20 recent releases on the label. You can grab a copy here .
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Cheap Video Games | GAMER Deals.net (Free subscription) | 04/07/2008
Friday 5: Five MP3 Albums for $5 Each Every Friday, Amazon is offering five great albums for just $5 each. These albums will only be specially priced through Monday. All Amazon MP3 purchases are play anywhere, DRM-free, so you have complete freedom to copy/move all of your music to your devices without hassle. In addition, all songs/albums are all compatible with iTunes and Windows Media Player. Check...
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Matt's blog (Free subscription) | 04/07/2008
Mobile Music A .3 Billion Industry By 2011 InformationWeek, NY - 5 hours ago In this vein, Verizon Wireless and Rhapsody announced Monday a partnership that allows wireless customers to download DRM-free MP3s directly to a mobile ...
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Michael Geist's Blog (Free subscription) | 04/07/2008
BoingBoing points to a Publishers Weekly article on Simply Audiobooks, a Toronto-based audiobook seller that will offer more than 5,000 Random House audiobooks without DRM.
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The Apple Blog (Free subscription) | 03/07/2008
There is a lot of buzz surrounding music labels’ agreements to sell DRM-free music in marketplaces other than the iTunes Music Store. The problem is that they miss the big picture. They don’t pay attention to the two things that really matter. People want to be able to buy their music easily People want their purchased music [...]
