The new iTunes Match service is a handy way to share music among all your computers and iDevices. One reader is wondering if this feature can also be used to replace older 128kbps DRM encoded tracks ...

I have a client who has a bunch of audio (MP3) and video (MP4) files he wants to distribute to his employees, but with some sort of copy protection to only certain users can hear/watch them, hopefully ...

Your Kindle device can be a more productive way to work on your documents for reading and annotation. Even documents encrypted with DRM technology can be read on the ...

Does anyone have any recent experience getting non-DRM versions of “Protected AAC audio file” tracks in their iTunes/Music.app library? The advice for getting non-DRM versions seems to have varied ...

There’s a new program on the loose that removes the digital rights management (DRM) from Windows Media files. Called FairUse4WM, the Windows program strips the DRM’d from the targeted Windows Media ...

Many WMA audio files ripped from the CDs come with DRM protection and you need a DRM-capable player to play these files. Moreover, Windows machines also require a ...

OverDrive is putting another nail in the coffin of DRM with the announcement that it’ll stop offering audiobooks in the WMA format. Soon OverDrive will only sell audiobooks in DRM-free MP3. The ...

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If you've been following my various rantings on this blog, particularly the ones about file formats (OpenDocument Format vs. Microsoft's Office XML-based formats) or digital restrictions management ...

Starting January 2026, Amazon will let DRM-free KDP titles be downloaded as EPUB and PDF files, though authors must opt in for older books and concerns over piracy may push some toward enabling DRM.