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Microsoft Does U-turn on MSN Music Shutdown
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- Mon 23 Jun 2008 at 16:36
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In a past rant, I talked about Microsoft's decision to close its DRM servers for its MSN Music service, rendering all of the music bought from the online store next to worthless. Luckily, it turns out that Microsoft listened to what was being said by the online community and they have decided to keep the servers online. They have extended the date from the previous cut-off of the 31st of August 2008 to at least the end of 2011. This is great news for anyone that used the MSN Music service before it closed, but still it is not as good a sol…
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Why DRM is Broken
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- Thu 22 May 2008 at 22:27
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In my opinion, DRM has always been broken. Locking customers into a certain player or into a certain piece of software severely limits what they can do with the files they have legally bought (a disadvantage that illegally obtained tracks conveniently don't have). This is taken to a whole new level when the customer is denied access altogether to the tracks they have legally purchased. MSN Music, which is now shut down, was used by a fair amount of people. The tracks that were purchased all came with Microsoft's PlaysForSure DRM protection…
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