Microsoft will extend the life of its MSN Music servers—that authorize its old purchased music for new Computers or players—to at least 2011, after originally scheduling them for shutdown later this year. After “careful consideration”, it decided it was a good idea to hold off on screwing the poor folks who purchased songs smothered in PlaysForSure (HA!) DRM. Microsoft advocates burning your songs to CD to avoid being caught in this DRM death hole; we state you should poke around the web—there are plenty of ways to strip DRM without burning a CD. [Digital Home Thoughts]

Via [Gizmodo]

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