EMI wants to sell music with no DRM

calebFeb 12th, 2007 - 17:09:35

good show

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KevinFeb 12th, 2007 - 17:18:12

I'm not sure where the people making these decisions at the major labels live. From the reports I've read, and the numbers vary somewhat, the average iPod owner has purchased a grand total of 17 DRM protected songs from the iTunes store. Do they think these people have only 17 songs on their iPod? With a few minutes of looking one can find just about whatever popular music they want in a stright ahead mp3 format, and for far less money than the outrageous 99 cents for the locked up stuff. Wake up you greedy morons, the game is over.

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StuFeb 12th, 2007 - 18:01:01

If you go to any major music industry conference (Popkomm, Midem, etc) basically everyone has been saying that DRM is pretty much useless and will only be around for a short time. Places like eMusic already sell everything as non-DRM mp3s and have a great business going (eMusic is 2nd only to iTunes in sales). If you want to download music you can already find any song you want in non-DRM form so it's not like putting DRM on a file is doing anything to combat piracy. All it does is put limitations on people who are actually willing to buy your product. Seems like a better idea to give people reasons to purchase your stuff, not reasons to pirate it.

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anonymousFeb 12th, 2007 - 21:31:43

I don't know about anyone else, but I'm very cautious when I buy cds. If it is from sony-bmg, I think twice, and usually I don't buy. And its not me trying to be boycotting drm. I'm worried about whether I can use it or not. If EMI did this, I can guarantee that I would be more likely to buy a cd from them if they don't support drm (even on the file download side). This may be a sign that consumers are winning the drm battle.

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DuFFFeb 12th, 2007 - 21:37:17

I've never liked DRM. I have a PSP, iPod and Walkman phone. Each will support some DRM tracks but not others. I would be glad to pay for tracks if they were sold without DRM, but otherwise I have to find tracks on CDs or 'borrow' friends music, or they won't all work on my devices. DRM causes people to look for alternatives (which encourages piracy)

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aXXoFeb 12th, 2007 - 23:05:26

DRM is a joke. You can install Windows Vista on a VIIV Intel based computer and you’ll still be able to pirate protected content. Pirates are like scrap-yard dogs – for every step the providers take we’ll be right behind them snapping at their feet. DRM won’t stop you people using the Internet and BitTorrent to get the media you don’t want to pay for LOL. DRM is just a rich man’s creation to keep getting richer. Just give it up.

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