Comments on: Amazon Now Offers Warner DRM-Free Downloads http://gigaom.com/2007/12/27/amazon-now-offers-warner-drm-downloads/ Trusted Insights and Conversations on the Next Wave of Technology Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:17:12 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Amazon Hears the Future, Buys Audible.com - GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2007/12/27/amazon-now-offers-warner-drm-downloads/#comment-859093 Amazon Hears the Future, Buys Audible.com - GigaOM Thu, 31 Jan 2008 17:34:13 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/12/27/amazon-now-offers-warner-drm-downloads/#comment-859093 <p>[...] Amazon.com sees where the future of media is heading, and is slowly amassing the properties and contracts it needs to make sure its retail empire is at the forefront. Today’s $300 million agreement [...]</p> [...] Amazon.com sees where the future of media is heading, and is slowly amassing the properties and contracts it needs to make sure its retail empire is at the forefront. Today’s $300 million agreement [...]

]]> By: To See the Future of the Recording Industry, Look to Pac-Man - GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2007/12/27/amazon-now-offers-warner-drm-downloads/#comment-831771 To See the Future of the Recording Industry, Look to Pac-Man - GigaOM Mon, 07 Jan 2008 11:00:26 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/12/27/amazon-now-offers-warner-drm-downloads/#comment-831771 <p>[...] major labels — Vivendi’s Universal, Warner Music and EMI — last year started selling DRM-free music online, with Sony BMG widely expected to [...]</p> [...] major labels — Vivendi’s Universal, Warner Music and EMI — last year started selling DRM-free music online, with Sony BMG widely expected to [...]

]]> By: Sony dropper DRM! — spiri.dk — Søren Hugger Møllers blog http://gigaom.com/2007/12/27/amazon-now-offers-warner-drm-downloads/#comment-827791 Sony dropper DRM! — spiri.dk — Søren Hugger Møllers blog Fri, 04 Jan 2008 17:35:11 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/12/27/amazon-now-offers-warner-drm-downloads/#comment-827791 <p>[...] af de fire store selskaber (EMI, Universal, Warner, Sony) som dropper DRM. Warner annoncerede for nylig at de dropper [...]</p> [...] af de fire store selskaber (EMI, Universal, Warner, Sony) som dropper DRM. Warner annoncerede for nylig at de dropper [...]

]]> By: Zatz Not Funny!»Blog Archive » 2007: A Look Back http://gigaom.com/2007/12/27/amazon-now-offers-warner-drm-downloads/#comment-819802 Zatz Not Funny!»Blog Archive » 2007: A Look Back Mon, 31 Dec 2007 22:20:17 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/12/27/amazon-now-offers-warner-drm-downloads/#comment-819802 <p>[...] far as game changing trends, some the major labels (EMI, Warner) have started to line up behind DRM-free music — perhaps to address the cries of their [...]</p> [...] far as game changing trends, some the major labels (EMI, Warner) have started to line up behind DRM-free music — perhaps to address the cries of their [...]

]]> By: silpol http://gigaom.com/2007/12/27/amazon-now-offers-warner-drm-downloads/#comment-811593 silpol Fri, 28 Dec 2007 17:47:50 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/12/27/amazon-now-offers-warner-drm-downloads/#comment-811593 <p>Om, slow down please... try to make <em>DRM-free</em> download from Amazon with account on non-American billing address, you will learn true meaning-of-life. Essentially, Amazon is pro-DRM, enforcing America-only-and-uber-alles rule at server level, NO exceptions. In other words, it is DRM-free-only-for-US. And I kept rest of (more emotionally charged) comments off-line.</p> Om, slow down please… try to make DRM-free download from Amazon with account on non-American billing address, you will learn true meaning-of-life. Essentially, Amazon is pro-DRM, enforcing America-only-and-uber-alles rule at server level, NO exceptions. In other words, it is DRM-free-only-for-US. And I kept rest of (more emotionally charged) comments off-line.

]]> By: News Cast Live, formerly Mike Thinks News » NewsCast LIVE #156 sold by weight not volume, some settling may occur during shipment http://gigaom.com/2007/12/27/amazon-now-offers-warner-drm-downloads/#comment-809461 News Cast Live, formerly Mike Thinks News » NewsCast LIVE #156 sold by weight not volume, some settling may occur during shipment Fri, 28 Dec 2007 02:20:42 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/12/27/amazon-now-offers-warner-drm-downloads/#comment-809461 <p>[...] DRM free music…still no tall warrior women [...]</p> [...] DRM free music…still no tall warrior women [...]

]]> By: Silus Grok http://gigaom.com/2007/12/27/amazon-now-offers-warner-drm-downloads/#comment-808937 Silus Grok Thu, 27 Dec 2007 21:37:45 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/12/27/amazon-now-offers-warner-drm-downloads/#comment-808937 <p>Correcting the type would require "DRM-free Downloads", by the by.</p> <p>On a more important note: I think that your phrase "Apple's DRM" implies that Apple is the acting agent. I think that Apple has made it clear, however, that it would prefer that all its music were DRM-free. It's the labels with the issue. Perhaps "label-required DRM" might be more appropriate?</p> Correcting the type would require “DRM-free Downloads”, by the by.

On a more important note: I think that your phrase “Apple’s DRM” implies that Apple is the acting agent. I think that Apple has made it clear, however, that it would prefer that all its music were DRM-free. It’s the labels with the issue. Perhaps “label-required DRM” might be more appropriate?

]]> By: PC http://gigaom.com/2007/12/27/amazon-now-offers-warner-drm-downloads/#comment-808129 PC Thu, 27 Dec 2007 17:20:19 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/12/27/amazon-now-offers-warner-drm-downloads/#comment-808129 <p>Any site for music download is too cool coz it is a big pain to search for your favourite song in hundreds of sites. That too a company like amazon.com entering this market is cool.</p> Any site for music download is too cool coz it is a big pain to search for your favourite song in hundreds of sites. That too a company like amazon.com entering this market is cool.

]]> By: Om Malik http://gigaom.com/2007/12/27/amazon-now-offers-warner-drm-downloads/#comment-807838 Om Malik Thu, 27 Dec 2007 16:21:05 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/12/27/amazon-now-offers-warner-drm-downloads/#comment-807838 <p>oops.... sorry about that.</p> oops…. sorry about that.

]]> By: G http://gigaom.com/2007/12/27/amazon-now-offers-warner-drm-downloads/#comment-807662 G Thu, 27 Dec 2007 15:21:26 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/12/27/amazon-now-offers-warner-drm-downloads/#comment-807662 <p>OM - your title seems to have a typo - perhaps you meant "DRM Free Downloads" not "DRM downloads"? Cheers.</p> OM – your title seems to have a typo – perhaps you meant “DRM Free Downloads” not “DRM downloads”? Cheers.

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