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iTunes: Free at last - Tue, January 6, 2009

So, I get on a plane at National Airport this morning to fly to Las Vegas, through Charlotte, where I will be moderating the big DRM panel later this week. While aeronautically incommunicado, Apple drops a DRM bomb by announcing at MacWorld that as of now, 8 million of the 10 million tracks available on iTunes wi...






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iTunes changes tune on DRM Apple is dropping its anti-piracy protection on iTunes and the music biz if finally getting the variable pricing it has long desired.



China cracks down on online porn and vulgarityChina cracked down on major websites including Google and Baidu yesterday, warning against the portals' spread of pornography and vulgarity among the world's largest number of netizens.

Steve Jobs comes clean on health problemsApple founder and Chief Executive Steve Jobs, a survivor of pancreatic cancer, says that a hormone imbalance is to blame for the weight loss that has prompted worries about his health.

Studio to buy cable's TV GuideLionsgate agrees to acquire the network and website for $255 million, derailing an earlier deal.

TV converter coupon program's out of cashThe government's $1.34 billion coupon program for digital converter boxes ran out of money on Sunday.

Changing tack, RIAA ditches MediaSentryIn another sign of the music industry's recently announced retreat from a five-year-old antipiracy strategy, the RIAA has dumped the company it used to help it gather evidence for mass lawsuits it filed against people it claimed were illegally uploading copyrighted music.

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CES 2009Gary Shapiro, President and CEO of CEA, on why the 2009 edition of CES is better than ever.