R.I.P DRM:

Smokler on October 9, 2007

If you needed any more proof that DRM (i.e. why you cant transfer a song you downloaded from iTunes to another computer) is dying, try Amazon’s new DRM-free music store (where I will do all my music downloading from now on), check out Radiohead’s new plan to offer their new album for download (DRM-free) for whatever you’d like to pay for it. And check out Yahoo Music VP of Product Development Ian Rogers’s presentation "Convenience Wins, Hubris Loses" which says, without hesitation that Yahoo is no longer doing business with locked-down music or its providers.

Game over. We win. Nah Ne Nah Ne Boo Boo (via TechCrunch).

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2 Replies to “R.I.P DRM:”

  1. M-D October 9, 2007 at 9:26 pm

    While I agree that DRM is tehs uck, Apple is more fair than most – you can authorize up to 5 (I think) computers with your iTunes Store account and play all the ITMS tracks you like.
    Of course, the RIAA, MPAA, and TV networks feel that the solution is MORE DRM – look at NBC’s recent deal to move their programming from ITMS to Amazon Unboxed.

  2. M-D October 9, 2007 at 9:26 pm

    While I agree that DRM is tehs uck, Apple is more fair than most – you can authorize up to 5 (I think) computers with your iTunes Store account and play all the ITMS tracks you like.
    Of course, the RIAA, MPAA, and TV networks feel that the solution is MORE DRM – look at NBC’s recent deal to move their programming from ITMS to Amazon Unboxed.

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