Archive for February 7th, 2007

Ozzfest 2007 to be “FreeFest”

Posted by Gary on February 7th, 2007

Admission to the concert tour that the NY Times calls “one of rock’s biggest juggernauts” will be free this summer.  Nothing.  Nada.  Bupkiss. The Ozzfest announcement was made in a statement on the promoter’s website. “That’s what’s happening with summer touring in this country, it’s out-pricing itself,” says metal matriarch Sharon Osbourne.  “We started this [...]

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Steve Jobs proposes end to DRM

Posted by Gary on February 7th, 2007

In a stunning about-face, Steve Jobs is calling for the end of required DRM (Digital Rights Management) copy protection on music downloaded via the internet.  In a post on Apple‘s website yesterday entitled “Thoughts on Music” Jobs lays out the state of the online music industry and suggests that if the record companies stopped requiring [...]

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