Linspire CEO To Offer Music Service With No DRM Restrictions

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Linspire Chief To Launch DRM-Less Music
Service

Linspire Chief To Launch DRM-Less Music
Service 02/05/2005 10:04 PM
Former MP3.com chief and Linspire CEO Michael Robertson will reenter the music world next week with MP3tunes.com, a service that promises music without DRM restrictions.

Microsoft to offer online music service
in 2004

Microsoft to offer online music service
in 2004 11/17/2003 10:05 PM
USA Today Nov 17 2003 9:29PM ET

DuPont to sell unit to Koch; Lowe's
profit up; Microsoft to offer online
music service in 2004

DuPont to sell unit to Koch; Lowe's
profit up; Microsoft to offer online
music service in 2004 11/17/2003 08:57 PM
Forbes Nov 17 2003 8:25PM ET

Linspire & ExMp3.com Boss To Unveil New
DRM Free Music Store

Linspire & ExMp3.com Boss To Unveil New
DRM Free Music Store 02/05/2005 09:46 PM
<a href="http://www.linspire.com/lindows_michaelsminutes.php"&g t;Michael Robertson</a> will announced details of his new music company, MP3tunes, at an upcoming <a href="http://www.desktopsummit.com/">Open Source</a> conference next week. Robertson intends to launch a service that offers music which is free of any rights management, or DRM. He emphasised that MP3tunes would give consumers interoperability and choice. Currently, there are very few services online that offer users music free of DRM; <a href="http://login.allofmp3.com/shares/setencode.html?changeencod e_mss=ENG">AllofMp3.com</a>, a service based in Russia, offer Mp3 downloads alongside other formats.

Robertson said "When I started MP3.com, the term 'MP3' was an obscure acronym recognizable only by geeks. Back then, we had to battle for the legality of MP3 players. But because of those early efforts, consumers now have a spectacular array of portable players to choose from. Today, certain market forces are trying to drive consumers away from MP3 towards proprietary systems, which lock out some consumers and force everyone to buy a particular company's player or software program. I wanted consumers to have more options, so I felt compelled to re enter the music space to bring the limelight back to MP3."

The service will undoubtedly fill gap for consumers who want similar rights with their music online as offline. Exactly how favourably recording companies will look on the service is unknown; indeed, what content the service will have when launched is also unknown; recent history would suggest that these companies won't be especially enamoured at the idea. Apple faced a tough battle with the recording industry when they started their iTunes service. The music industry allowed Apple to offer its content on the basis that Apple ensured there was a rights management system in place ot prevent piracy.

In other news, music bad boy "gone good" Napster is offering a <a href="http://www.forbes.com/technology/feeds/ap/2005/02/03/ap1802 641.html">new service</a> geared up for mobile music players. Called Napster To Go, Napster will offer unlimited downloads for a monthly fee. The service will be launched with a blitz of publicity, including a $30m ad at the Super Bowl this Sunday. The Napster To Go service will offer a strikingly different option for users who want more freedom (and better value) than the current industry model offered by Apple.

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"They had dial-up music delivery in
1909Wilmington, Delaware, is enjoying a
novel service through the telephone
exchange. Phonograph music is supplied
over the wires to those subscribers who
sign up for the service. Attached to the
wall near the telephone ..."

"They had dial-up music delivery in
1909Wilmington, Delaware, is enjoying a
novel service through the telephone
exchange. Phonograph music is supplied
over the wires to those subscribers who
sign up for the service. Attached to the
wall near the telephone ..." 11/10/2003 11:14 PM

GlooNet™ Platform to Power NormSoft
Streaming Music Service Enables Remote
Access to Personal Music Collections

GlooNet™ Platform to Power NormSoft
Streaming Music Service Enables Remote
Access to Personal Music Collections 03/14/2005 05:24 PM
GlooNet enables consumers to acess their entire music collection stored on a home PC from a cell phone, pda or web browswer from remote locations. NormSoft has licensed GlooNet and will be launching its "tunesonthefly" service. [PRWEB Mar 11, 2005]

Linspire debuts Linspire 5.0

Linspire debuts Linspire 5.0 03/17/2005 03:38 AM
Download it or buy it in a box

Microsoft To Offer Music, Too

Microsoft To Offer Music, Too 11/19/2003 12:59 PM
CBS News Nov 19 2003 11:54AM ET

AT&T to offer new IP-only service

AT&T to offer new IP-only service 05/03/2004 03:18 PM
The company plans to offer Internet Protocol purists a service that allows them to connect different offices over a single IP network.

Microsoft to offer online music

Microsoft to offer online music 11/17/2003 08:57 PM
USA Today Nov 17 2003 8:31PM ET

Microsoft to offer music downloads

Microsoft to offer music downloads 11/17/2003 04:25 PM
Mad.co.uk Nov 17 2003 2:14PM ET

Online music to offer the obscure

Online music to offer the obscure 12/02/2003 03:04 AM
Industry experts are predicting that music labels will begin offering obscure recordings through online music services such as Apple's iTunes Music Store. Live recordings, works by obscure artists and never-before-released materials were never released on CD because it made no financial sense -- the demand was too small. With online music services reducing distribution costs considerably, it may finally make sense for the recording industry to release obscure works.

Tennessee Rejects Napster's Music Offer

Tennessee Rejects Napster's Music Offer 04/30/2004 05:39 PM
AP via Daily Press Apr 30 2004 10:13PM GMT

McDonald's and Sony Offer Music
Downloads

McDonald's and Sony Offer Music
Downloads 06/04/2004 12:12 PM

7-Eleven Will Offer Music And Movie
Downloads

7-Eleven Will Offer Music And Movie
Downloads 03/25/2005 02:18 PM

Convenience store chain 7-Eleven is determined to dip their Slurpee straws into the world of digital content, looking to offer music, movies and whatever else they can think of to their customers, saying "customers should be able to walk into a 7-Eleven store to burn their favorite songs onto a CD or download content onto their portable music player." Picture-perfect scenario: Their system allows me to bookmark a song I like on the radio so that when I go to 7-Eleven next, it asks me to confirm my song purchase when paying for gas and sends them (wirelessly) to my portable/car media player. With their talk that the digital delivery system will be viable for them within 10 years, I think they could have something that advanced up and running by then. (Thanks, Ravi!)

7-Eleven to test sale of music downloads [Reuters]

Tennessee Rejects Napster's Music Offer
(AP)

Tennessee Rejects Napster's Music Offer
(AP) 04/30/2004 02:52 PM
AP - Napster, the company that popularized illegal music downloads in dorm rooms across the country, is now trying to sell music legally to colleges and universities.

MCI to offer new satellite broadband
service

MCI to offer new satellite broadband
service 01/29/2004 12:46 AM
A new MCI satellite broadband service, aimed at companies with branches in areas where DSL (digital subscriber line) service is not available, will be commercially available in March, the company announced Wednesday.

Disney may offer cellular service

Disney may offer cellular service 01/26/2004 11:29 AM
Disney, Sony, Nike, and Wal-Mart are all considering getting into the cellular service market. Link (via Gizmodo)

MSN Japan to offer Blog service

MSN Japan to offer Blog service 08/05/2004 12:17 AM
Thanks <b>SYBOLD</b>. According to the report at Reuters, MSN Japan, joining hands with local content provider, T.O.S Co. Ltd., will launch a Blogging service by next week.

The Blogging culture has in deed made its impression to Microsoft's chairman, Bill Gates whom <a href=http://www.neowin.net/comments.php?id=21759&category=main target=_blank>hinted not long ago that he too, could start blogging</a>. MSN hopes to compete with Google's Blogger and expected one million users in the first year.

Apart from supporting the overwhelming demands in the country where 9 out of 10 houses are web-enabled, MSN Japan is also hoping to use this service as advertising medium.

"Magazines, for example, cannot hit a break-even point if the circulation is below 100,000. We target one million users to be recognized as an effective advertising vehicle," said MSN Japan GM, Yoshie Furukawa.

The service, according to Furukawa, will differentiate from others by supporting mobile devices to allow users to read or update their blog on mobile phones.

It is still unclear whether the service will also be offered in other countries.

News source: Reuters

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MSN to offer local-search service

MSN to offer local-search service 06/22/2005 02:37 AM
ZDNet Jun 21 2005 2:29AM GMT

Google to offer 1TB mail service - or
just a bug ?

Google to offer 1TB mail service - or
just a bug ? 05/19/2004 07:23 PM
Dark Vision,Netherlands-5 hours ago ... one terabyte of space'.". From Andy Beal's blog: "[Update]: Now, there is speculation that it is a bug of some sorts. A lot of people ...

SBC to offer cheaper VoIP service

SBC to offer cheaper VoIP service 11/20/2003 12:42 AM
ZDNet Nov 20 2003 0:07AM ET

Operators offer seamless Wi-Fi service

Operators offer seamless Wi-Fi service 02/18/2004 12:05 PM
Computer Weekly Feb 18 2004 3:04PM GMT

AOL to offer service to fight hackers

AOL to offer service to fight hackers 09/20/2004 07:05 PM
CNET News.com Sep 20 2004 11:37PM GMT

Tesco set to offer online law service

Tesco set to offer online law service 06/04/2004 04:27 AM
Mad.co.uk Jun 4 2004 8:16AM GMT

Sirius to offer ad-free music to Dish
users

Sirius to offer ad-free music to Dish
users 05/24/2004 09:15 AM
SiliconValley.com May 24 2004 1:28PM GMT

Jobs to offer update on iTunes Music
Store

Jobs to offer update on iTunes Music
Store 04/26/2004 02:30 PM

Penn State and Napster Offer 'Free'
Music?

Penn State and Napster Offer 'Free'
Music? 11/06/2003 03:57 PM
Excite.com reports that Penn State University is planning to offer "free digital music listening and limited downloading" to their students.. Rosen...

Ads For iPods Offer Big Music Gift In
Small Package

Ads For iPods Offer Big Music Gift In
Small Package 01/05/2004 05:01 AM
The first holiday season for iTunes helped drive sales even more for popular iPods. By Theresa Howard (USA Today via MyAppleMenu)

British no-frills group to offer free
music downloads

British no-frills group to offer free
music downloads 06/16/2004 07:33 PM
Techzonez Jun 16 2004 11:20PM GMT

Feature: Latin music site to offer
DRM-free downloads

Feature: Latin music site to offer
DRM-free downloads 06/05/2005 10:58 PM
Can can new music services and small players compete against Apple’s monolithic iTunes Music Store? Musica360—an all-Latin music site slated to launch in September—believes that specialization is the key to success.

British no-frills group to offer free
music downloads (AFP)

British no-frills group to offer free
music downloads (AFP) 06/16/2004 01:03 PM
AFP - EasyGroup, the holding company of no-frills British airline easyJet, announced plans to launch an online music store that allowed customers to download tunes for free.

Is There Any Tech Company That Doesn't
Plan To Offer An Online Music Store?

Is There Any Tech Company That Doesn't
Plan To Offer An Online Music Store? 12/02/2003 10:22 PM
What a world iTunes has created. If a company is in the technology space, it seems to be preparing to offer its own music download store. Next up to bat will be Hewlett Packard offering up downloadable songs for sale (with all the usual copy protection, of course). Does anyone want to start taking bets when all the various tech company run download music stores will start folding, be spun off, or start merging?

Cobweb and Microsoft offer online SME
service

Cobweb and Microsoft offer online SME
service 11/07/2003 08:51 AM
Netimperative Nov 7 2003 7:44AM ET

RealNetworks restructures to offer
integrated service

RealNetworks restructures to offer
integrated service 09/24/2004 09:27 AM
Computer Weekly Sep 24 2004 2:05PM GMT

Qwest to offer Internet phone service

Qwest to offer Internet phone service 11/04/2003 04:47 PM
Qwest Communications International intends to sell a Net-based phone service in Minnesota, where a judge recently ruled that existing state phone regulations don't apply to Net phoning.

Michigan CUs To Offer Phone &
Internet Service

Michigan CUs To Offer Phone &
Internet Service 08/08/2004 05:44 AM
Cujournal.com - Sun Aug 8, 04:28 am GMT

McCaw to Offer Wireless Broadband
Service (AP)

McCaw to Offer Wireless Broadband
Service (AP) 06/02/2004 11:39 AM
AP - Wireless entrepreneur Craig McCaw, who has a mixed track record of spectacular successes and humbling failures, is launching a wireless broadband service.

MCI to offer service that blocks DoS and
worm attacks

MCI to offer service that blocks DoS and
worm attacks 04/04/2005 04:38 AM
MCI is expected to launch a new security service this month that the company says will proactively thwart denial-of-service and worm attacks.
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