eff.org - However, there is another solution. Stop worrying and learn to embrace the business models that are already helping musicians make plenty of money and use file sharing to their advantage, even in the absence of licensing or copyright enforcement

arstechnica.com - Rightsholders can't understand why people who bought DRMed music only to have the authentication servers go dark might demand the right to crack the DRM. Big Content believes the idea that rightsholders "are required to provide consumers with perpetual access to copyrighted works" is laughable. Ha ha.

blog.darkernemesis.com - Apple's removal of DRM from iTunes is a big step towards providing a better service to the consumers and hopefully it will only be the start of a new trend.

insidemusicmedia.blogspot.com - Rumor has it that Apple is on the verge of removing the digital rights protection from its iTunes Music Store products.      That will be a remarkable achievement should it happen -- even for Steve Jobs who more than a year ago tried to publicly bully th

electronista.com - Veteran online music store eMusic today said it has registered its 250 millionth download since its subscription service began in 2003. Apple is currently around 5 billion over the same period

gigwise.com - Listening to stressful or disturbing music can be bad for the heart, according to a new study.      An American investigation found that genres like Heavy Metal narrowed arteries and made people more anxious, where as “joyful” music improved blood flow.   

xkcd.com - A humorous, yet somewhat truthful comic on music purchasing versus pirating

blog.wired.com - Wal-Mart has decided to keep the music that it sold wrapped in a layer of copyright protection playable, following a flurry of customer complaints about legally purchased music becoming unplayable. The probably wishes it had never tangled with digita

electronista.com - EMI is planning to launch an online music store of its own rather than just depend on outside stores

latimesblogs.latimes.com - Many an independent music retailer has put forth the following argument in defense of CDs. For one, the physical existence of a CD means it's not privy to such nuisances as a faulty hard drive.