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Not if Apple as anything to do with it. But the DRM that has prevented users from using music purchased from iTunes on a Windows mp3 player, and vice versa, is starting to feel a real backlash from consumers. It’s about time!

Playfuls.com is trying to advise us all not to expect something spectacular at Macworld 2007. Um… hello? It’s Macworld. It’s Apple’s BIG year that they’ve hyped up themselves. Why wouldn’t you expect the most amazing Macworld ever?

SAN FRANCISCO (Billboard) - This past year marked the beginning of a revolutionary experiment to sell and distribute digital music to and from mobile phones. The stage is only just being set, with the business models, pricing and marketing issues still evolving.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - CBS Corp said on Friday it is launching a new music label as part of an effort to supply its television shows with less expensive music. At the same time, the television programs would promote the new acts signed by the label, dubbed CBS Records.

The Forrester report which claimed iTunes sales were dropping off has been disputed by a ComScore report that says the opposite.

Besieged by hedge fund managers and anxious Apple stockholders, research outfit Forrester today sought to distance itself from reporting of its research into digital download sales at Apple's iTunes Store.