Tag archive: Apple FairPlay

Revamped online music service Qtrax turned on its lights at midnight last night, and already they've hit a snag: Warner Music Group, Universal, and EMI say it never agreed to be on board. Qtrax is supposed to combine the breadht of music available via peer-to-peer services like Gnutella and BitTorrent with an ad-supported mechanism which actually compensates artists and labels for users downloading their music. Unlike traditional… Read More

Today at the 3GSM trade fair in Barcelona, Spain, number two phone maker Motorola announced it has signed an agreement with Microsoft to build music phones built around Microsoft's Windows Media technology, to compete alongside music phones sporting iTunes software from Apple Computer. Motorola says the forthcoming music handsets will connect to computers using USB 2.0, and support Windows Media digital rights management (DRM)… Read More

From RealNetworks' press release: RealNetworks, Inc. today announced the biggest music sale in history to kick off the Freedom of Choice campaign. For a limited time only, every song in the RealPlayer Music Store — from a-ha to ZZ Top — costs just 49 cents, with most albums available for just $4.99. Consumers can take advantage of this offer by going to www.real.com/music. This limited time sale celebrates the… Read More

The new 'Harmony' technology found in RealPlayer 10.5 supposedly emulates the proprietary copy protection used in Apple's iTunes store. We can only assume that Apple is going to lash back with alawsuit over the controversial software. From the press release: Harmony Technology frees consumers from the limitation of being locked into a specific portable device when they buy digital music. Now consumers can build their… Read More