DRM-Free Music Doesn’t Affect Piracy
That’s what Bill Rosenplatt, a DRM “specialist,” states in this Guardian article on Apple’s plans for DRM. Discouraged by Apple’s huge market share and clout, EMI pulled their catalog from iTunes and offered it DRM-free through Amazon. This move provided statistics to determine if offering DRM-free music would increase piracy of that music. Apparently, the answer is no.
“The statistics show that there’s no effect on piracy,” says Rosenplatt. The article goes on to state “that most download stores will remove DRM on permanent music downloads” and that Apple will soon be “selling iPods preinstalled with unlimited access to music, or with a bundle to a subscription offering,” all with DRM-free music.
This means greater control for the consumer. We will have the choice of what we can do with music and what devices we can use to listen to our music.
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This DRM stuff is killing me!!!
I do not live in the US anymore so I could care less about the breaking US law and removing DRM for personal use.
DRM no DRM…. I just want to be able to play my media on any platform that I choose. DRM is like going into your local stereo shop and having to purchase a DVD player for each movie studio.
So now I found a great decission - MelodyCan converter (http://www.melodycan.com) which helps me to resolve drm-protection problem.
Finally! How very exciting. And I’m quite impressed by EMI’s willingness to take a chance and make the switch.
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