Ad-supported music service SpiralFrog has closed its doors, and users are warned that their songs will be locked after a sixty day grace period as the DRM kicks in.

A glitch in an Amazon offer of £3 off purchases on its MP3 Store over Xmas lead to some customers being able to download as much music as they wanted, free of charge.

US wannabe-goth clothing retailer Hot Topic has launched a 'lifestyle portal' with a DRM-free music download section featuring backing from the 'big four' publishers.

Trent Reznor has released another album for DRM-free digital download, but this time it's completely free for the whole thing - as a "thank you" to his fans.

In an effort to topple Microsoft and Apple's dominance over online media, an unholy alliance has been born. There is a great disturbance in the force...