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An interesting new study by Cambridge professor has found that DRM does the opposite of its actual job and pushes people to piracy rather than preventing it.

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Linux, Symbian and Android devices targeted by new initiatives

Cnet is reporting that the ad-supported free music download website SpiralFrog has shut down, less than three years after it launched.

Vodafone has claimed it is the first global mobile network operator to offer DRM free music across both mobile phones and PCs after it scrapped digital music protection on its catalogue.

Qtrax licensing deal gives free ad-supported music to all

A recent interview with MSN has thrown up some interesting comments about MSN Mobile's strategy regarding its new music download service, not least the decision to tie tracks to phones through DRM.

A staggering 95 per cent of digital music is illegal, according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry.

Opinion: iLife and iWork updates and a new kind of laptop battery? Meh

Apple has finally announced that iTunes is to go DRM-free, however, there are still some vociferous critics of Apple's iTunes strategy.