If you've tried to buy digital music online lately, you may have noticed your options have blossomed, seemingly overnight.

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Jason Cross: DRM has been a hot topic for years now, but another means of controlling our access to legally purchased digital "stuff" is making headlines: activation. Are these headaches making anyone's lives better?

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During my commute on the Washington, DC metro, I rarely have enough room to butterfly my newspaper, let alone actually get a seat. Since I can't read law and technology news en route to work, I now listen to it instead. Unsurprisingly, there are numerous high-quality podcasts in these areas.

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Tunes from the EMI and Universal will be offered in mp3 format at a bit-rate of 256kbps (not as good as CD but okay for casual listening), without any software layered in to stop customers giving the music away.

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