Universal’s DRM-Free Downloads Will Include Unique Identifiers
Universal Music Group has revealed that it will incorporate watermarks into its upcoming, DRM-free download “experiment.” Watermarks will be instituted to trace the download in case they wind up on a Peer-To-Peer (P2P) network, but personal information will not be included. The Future: Although consumer privacy concerns will arise, Universal will counter that it is using the watermarking technology to gain a statistical...
Universal Embarks On DRM-Free Experiment – Gives iTunes The Finger
Universal Music Group has announced that they will embark on a “DRM-Free experiments” through the holiday season with Amazon, Wal-Mark, Rhapsody, Google and other players, but not iTunes. The world’s biggest record label will allow select albums in its vast catalog to be made available in its experiment, but is not ready to crack the chest wide open. Universal has been battling with iTunes on a number of fronts and...






