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Remember when Amazon bought audiobook company Audible? And there was the brouhaha over DRM where Amazon said if the people want it they’ll get rid of DRM. This was despite major publishers like Random House Audio saying they want their products sold without DRM. ... read more |
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Many years ago I jumped onto the Audible.com bandwagon. With a NYC work commute approaching two hours on slow train days I needed something that would keep my brain occupied. At least more so than listening to “Rocking the Suburbs” fifteen times a week. It is with great interest as I watch how Amazon handles the acquisition of my old favorite digitally distributed audio book retailer. ... read more |
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Purchase the DVD release of Family Guy: Blue Harvest, and you’ll be able to transfer the movie to your video iPod, computer, or on Apple TV. Within the DVD is a digital copy of the movie, along with a unique code for iTunes. Pop the DVD in to your computer, enter the code, and iTunes copies the movie into its digital library. ... read more |
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With Blockbuster Entertainment raising prices on its DVD-by-mail service, it seems like the death bell has rung for Netflix’s primary competition. Now it looks like Apple may be giving the company a run for its money as it enters into a rental deal with Fox pictures that will allow people to download movies for a limited time via iTunes. ... read more |
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The electronic file will be playable on computers and some portable video players. Even better, however, is the suggestion that it will be DRM-free, making it easier to move the file around. The only protection is expected to be the need to enter a serial code, found in the DVD packaging, in order for the DVD to download the electronic file to computers. Once the code is entered, the movie file is ready within five minutes ... read more |
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One of the Internet’s biggest vendors just became competition for one of the Internet’s biggest services, as Amazon.com launched a digital music store today, opening with a library of nearly 2.3 million songs according to the Associated Press. Among the library are tracks from Universal and EMI, two major labels, which differentiates Amazon’s store from many other online vendors. ... read more |
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