Quema34 used our news submit to tell us: “Finally–a voice of reason in the DRM darkness–in the form of a music executive (from Yahoo Music, David Goldberg)! If some of the upcoming non-DRM music services offering primarily independent music gain ground quickly, a few more major labels might come on board. Of course, the limiting or primary factors in this potential evolution will likely be industry stubbornness and/or reluctance to “give up” the very creation it thinks “protects” content from “piracy”.”
border=0>“People who really want to steal music are going to steal it,” one executive remarks. “You”re just making it hard for people who want to do the right thing to get the music they legitimately purchased on the devices and services that they want,” he adds. |
Amen to that! This DRM has little affect upon piracy. Some could argue it is there at least in the case of Apple, to maintain brand loyalty. Certainly, we can argue that it does almost nothing in regard to illegal file sharing. According to the IFPI’s own figures, some 20 billion songs were illegally downloaded worldwide last year. Years after the rise of legal music sites with DRM applied tracks.
In my opinion, it has more to do with control, control of the consumer and what they can do with their legally purchased products. It’s about sidestepping the Betamax ruling of 1992, making it legal to record and time-shift, by making it illegal to remove copyright protections to do so!
It’s about tiered pricing and it’s about charging for what we used to be allowed to do for free. DRM to me, is more a tool to strip us of our Fair Use Rights, not so much a tool to protect copyrights. It’s about time for us to wake up and smell the coffee, both the consumer and the copyright holder. Stop wasting your money!
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