[aom3]

Barence takes us to PCPro for a look at the failures of DRM and a discussion of its impending death.
Quoting: "Luckily, DRM is dying, at least in the download sphere. Napster's Dan Nash believes that DRM-free is 'the general way things are going.' In his opinion, record companies 'have no choice but to adapt;' those that 'stick to DRM on a pay-per-download basis will not remain competitive.' In the US, Napster has joined Amazon in selling DRM-free content in MP3 format from all the major labels. ... Going DRM-free makes sense not just for consumers, but for the industry. Deutche Telekom says three out of four technical support calls its Musicload service had to deal with were the result of DRM. And when it offered a DRM-free option to artists they saw a 40% increase in sales."

Read on: PC Pro: Blogs & Analysis: Features: The online music rip-off

[Hirs Ute]

Originally Posted by aom3

Barence takes us to PCPro for a look at the failures of DRM and a discussion of its impending death.
Quoting: "Luckily, DRM is dying, at least in the download sphere. Napster's Dan Nash believes that DRM-free is 'the general way things are going.' In his opinion, record companies 'have no choice but to adapt;' those that 'stick to DRM on a pay-per-download basis will not remain competitive.' In the US, Napster has joined Amazon in selling DRM-free content in MP3 format from all the major labels. ... Going DRM-free makes sense not just for consumers, but for the industry. Deutche Telekom says three out of four technical support calls its Musicload service had to deal with were the result of DRM. And when it offered a DRM-free option to artists they saw a 40% increase in sales."

Read on: PC Pro: Blogs & Analysis: Features: The online music rip-off

A fantastic (if slightly long) article - thanks for posting aom
I've saved the link which I will forward to anyone who asks me why I hate DRM so violently

[solaris]

Originally Posted by aom3

Barence takes us to PCPro for a look at the failures of DRM and a discussion of its impending death.
Quoting: "Luckily, DRM is dying, at least in the download sphere. Napster's Dan Nash believes that DRM-free is 'the general way things are going.' In his opinion, record companies 'have no choice but to adapt;' those that 'stick to DRM on a pay-per-download basis will not remain competitive.' In the US, Napster has joined Amazon in selling DRM-free content in MP3 format from all the major labels. ... Going DRM-free makes sense not just for consumers, but for the industry. Deutche Telekom says three out of four technical support calls its Musicload service had to deal with were the result of DRM. And when it offered a DRM-free option to artists they saw a 40% increase in sales."

Read on: PC Pro: Blogs & Analysis: Features: The online music rip-off

This is a very fine article on the faeces of the Devil called DRM

One thing that it doesn't look at is the regional/terrestrial discrimination that the music industry also condones

I want to be able to get the new ... -album the same day as it is released in the US, the UK or Japan. I don't want to wait two months because the record labels want to make sure that the album goes well in the US before releasing it in Scandinavia The same thing goes for movies by the way

[Nightfly]

Originally Posted by aom3

Barence takes us to PCPro for a look at the failures of DRM and a discussion of its impending death.
Quoting: "Luckily, DRM is dying, at least in the download sphere. Napster's Dan Nash believes that DRM-free is 'the general way things are going.' In his opinion, record companies 'have no choice but to adapt;' those that 'stick to DRM on a pay-per-download basis will not remain competitive.' In the US, Napster has joined Amazon in selling DRM-free content in MP3 format from all the major labels. ... Going DRM-free makes sense not just for consumers, but for the industry. Deutche Telekom says three out of four technical support calls its Musicload service had to deal with were the result of DRM. And when it offered a DRM-free option to artists they saw a 40% increase in sales."

Read on: PC Pro: Blogs & Analysis: Features: The online music rip-off

Finally took the time to read this great article about DRM..
It's long but worth it,brought many interesting points from
a point of reference that I never considered.

Thanks....

[perrin]

Originally Posted by aom3

Barence takes us to PCPro for a look at the failures of DRM and a discussion of its impending death.
Quoting: "Luckily, DRM is dying, at least in the download sphere. Napster's Dan Nash believes that DRM-free is 'the general way things are going.' In his opinion, record companies 'have no choice but to adapt;' those that 'stick to DRM on a pay-per-download basis will not remain competitive.' In the US, Napster has joined Amazon in selling DRM-free content in MP3 format from all the major labels. ... Going DRM-free makes sense not just for consumers, but for the industry. Deutche Telekom says three out of four technical support calls its Musicload service had to deal with were the result of DRM. And when it offered a DRM-free option to artists they saw a 40% increase in sales."

Read on: PC Pro: Blogs & Analysis: Features: The online music rip-off

Nice article on DRM and the drama that it causes. I couldn't help but laugh about the iTunes "forgetting" since it reminded me of an entry on Will Wheatons' blog where he lost his entire collection because iTunes forgot and all the steps he had to go through to get his music back. It would be interesting if there was a compiled list of all the different DRM techniques that the Music Industry has used. I have had personal experience with the Cactus Data Shield DRM (as a retail computer tech) which messed with CD's played in computers. After demonstrating the issue to management, the customer was refunded for the price of the CD and ironically, the CD was pulled about a week later for "compatibility issues".

Good find!

[vikulenka]

Originally Posted by solaris

This is a very fine article on the faeces of the Devil called DRM

One thing that it doesn't look at is the regional/terrestrial discrimination that the music industry also condones

I want to be able to get the new ... -album the same day as it is released in the US, the UK or Japan. I don't want to wait two months because the record labels want to make sure that the album goes well in the US before releasing it in Scandinavia The same thing goes for movies by the way

I've just come back from seeing the new Woody Allen film "Vicky Christina Barcelona". FANTASTIC!! And no, I am NOT only referring to the intimate scenes between Penelope Cruise and Scarlett Johansson I hope it is available to be viewed in Scandinavia soon!

[solaris]

Originally Posted by vikulenka

I've just come back from seeing the new Woody Allen film "Vicky Christina Barcelona". FANTASTIC!! And no, I am NOT only referring to the intimate scenes between Penelope Cruise and Scarlett Johansson I hope it is available to be viewed in Scandinavia soon!

November 11

At least it's in 2008

[vikulenka]

Originally Posted by solaris

November 11

At least it's in 2008

Wanna watch it with me?

[solaris]

Originally Posted by vikulenka

Wanna watch it with me?

You know the answer to that question, My Dearest