2008-04-22 Microsoft to nuke MSN Music DRM keys
<hide> <let name=data index=Date>2008-04-22}}{{#vardefine:Topics|\Microsoft\copy protection}}{{#vardefine:keylist|{{#var:keylist}}\Topics}}{{#vardefine:Topics.disp|\Microsoft\copy protection}} <let name=data index=URL>http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080422-drm-sucks-redux-microsoft-to-nuke-msn-music-drm-keys.html}}{{#vardefine:Title%7CDRM sucks redux: Microsoft to nuke MSN Music DRM keys}}{{#vardefine:keylist|{{#var:keylist}}\Title}}{{#vardefine:Title.disp|DRM sucks redux: Microsoft to nuke MSN Music DRM keys}}{{#vardefine:Text|“Customers who have purchased music from Microsoft's now-defunct MSN Music store are now facing a decision they never anticipated making: commit to which computers (and OS) they want to authorize forever, or give up access to the music they paid for. Why? Because Microsoft has decided that it's done supporting the service and will be turning off the MSN Music license servers by the end of this summer.”}}{{#vardefine:keylist|{{#var:keylist}}\Text}}{{#vardefine:Text.disp|“Customers who have purchased music from Microsoft's now-defunct MSN Music store are now facing a decision they never anticipated making: commit to which computers (and OS) they want to authorize forever, or give up access to the music they paid for. Why? Because Microsoft has decided that it's done supporting the service and will be turning off the MSN Music license servers by the end of this summer.”}} {{#xploop:{{#var:Topics}}||}} {{#xploop:{{#var:keylist}}|\n* $s$: \o#var:$s$.disp\c}}