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Nokia/Universal's Total Music Plan Soured By PlaysForSure DRM

Ars Technica is reporting further details on Nokia/Universal's supposedly "free" all-you-can-eat one year music subscription service, and if you thought this plan seemed too sweet to be dreamed up by a bunch of music biz suits, you thought right. Not only are the Nokia tracks DRM'ed to prevent you from using other devices or even burning CDs, the DRM scheme in question is our sad old friend PlaysForSure. On top of that, the only way to renew your subscription for more free music after a year is to buy a new device. And for all of you who voted in the poll, it looks like Universal is billing Nokia around 5 bucks a month per device sold for the sub, which Nokia is I'm sure more than happy to pass on to you. [Ars Technica]

12:37 AM on Wed Dec 5 2007
By dango
1,717 views, 17 comments

Latest by MrBlahBlah: @Bender: The reason why it matters is what happens when i want to listen to a song on my computer that i downlaoded on my phone? oh wait i can't. I dont want my music locked to my phone. more »

satire

Comic Mocking Universal Music CEO Sadly Not Far From Reality

This webcomic's almost more like a webtragedy. Why? Its depiction of Wired's conversation with the confused CEO of the world's largest record label, Universal, isn't all that exaggerated. I mean, sometimes it seems like they're still searching for this whole "internet" thing. [Hijinks Ensue via Boing Boing]

8:00 PM on Thu Nov 29 2007
By Matt Buchanan
6,916 views, 15 comments

death of an industry

Universal Music CEO is Like Your Cranky, Out-of-Touch Grandpa Who Happens to Run a Huge Record Label

If you picture music industry CEOs as cranky old white men who are completely out of touch with technology and mad at the world for changing around them, you're pretty damn spot-on. Wired has an upcoming profile on Universal Music CEO Doug Morris, and the guy seems as fit to run a newly tech-based company as a dog is fit to pilot a submarine. He basically sees technology as his enemy, wishing his days away for a simpler time where he could control every aspect of a record's distribution. Oh, and he compares the music industry to a character in "Li'l Abner," a comic strip that stopped running in 1977. 1977! I can't wait to read the entire profile, but there is one choice quote available now: More »

9:55 AM on Tue Nov 27 2007
By Adam Frucci
8,941 views, 41 comments

Latest by smackiewicz: The reason he didn't realize that we all can perform puppy-kidney-removal surgery is because he doesn't understand the mind boggling powers of being able to use the internets and google the procedure. Hell, if you look hard enough, you can more »