Why Doesn't Steve Jobs Sell MP3s?
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Steve Jobs says the record labels won't let him sell unprotected MP3s, but there are hundreds of independents that will happily supply unprotected music. In Cult of Mac.
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By Tony Glover, The Business, London  Sep. 10--Portable music players, such as the Apple range of iPods and the  other MP3 players sold by Philips and Sony are ticking timebombs from a  company security perspective.
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If the Digital Watermarking Alliance has its way, record labels will let their songs be sold as MP3s with embedded watermarks to track the songs in the open seas of the internet. In Listening Post.
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Steve Jobs writes, âWith the stunning global success of Appleâs iPod music player and iTunes online music store, some have called for Apple to âopenâ the digital rights management (DRM) system that Apple uses to protect its music against theft, so that music purchased from iTunes can be played on digital devices purchased from other companies, and protected music purchased from other online music stores can play on iPods. Letâs examine the current situation and how we got here, then look at three possible alternatives for the future.â
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According to the Mercury News, the hot selling Apple iPod has been in very short supply this holiday season as sales take off. &quot;The colorful 4-gigabyte iPod mini and the 20-gigabyte iPod are sold out at Amazon.
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Apple's Steve Jobs urges top record companies to begin selling songs online without security software.
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Steve Jobs posted an open message to record studios, asking them to do away with security software that prevents music bought online from playing on different types of MP3 players.
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Investors usually get nervous when a company relies on the sales of one product. The exception is when that product is an Apple iPod. Just as consumers can't seem to get enough of the iPod, investors are foaming over companies having anything to do with the digital music player.
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Amazon: "Many of our customers have already discovered that one cheap way to get DRM-free MP3s is to buy them on CD and rip them themselves." Here's a screen shot. It's common-sense advice, but still somewhat remarkable that they're addressing the issue of DRM right there on the home page. It could be that I'm seeing it and you're not (possibly because I just bought a Linux hand-held computer from Nokia). It's hard to tell.  Here's their guide to ripping CDs.
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Achinâ for some Robbie but your iPod is in the shop? Fret not, for Robbie Williamsâ new album is being made available on MMC multimedia cards.
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In a rare open letter, Steve Jobs calls on the music labels to drop copyright controls. In Cult of Mac.
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Amazon waited to offer digital music until it could sell unrestricted MP3 files, rather than songs with digital rights management. It may force Apple to compete on price and terms.
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Apple Inc. Chief  Executive Steve Jobs on Tuesday called on the four major record  companies to start selling songs online without copy protection  software to thwart piracy known as digital rights management  (DRM).
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Apple has done extremely well in the digital music market. They sell the largest number of portable digital music player in the form of iPod and they sell even more songs on their music store iTunes.
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Appleâs popular iTunes music service, for use with Appleâs insanely popular iPod music player, will not be today as planned. Company officials are stressing it will be available âvery soonâ though
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It seems like a cool idea â-unglasses with a built-in digital music player and speakers. No headphone cables to untangle as with most portable players.
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Appleâs chief said record companies should allow songs to be sold online without anticopying software, in part because the technology does not stop piracy.