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Saturday, August 13, 2005
Music downloads handicapped by incompatible DRM methods
OMA DRM, Windows Media DRM and Apple Fairplay I've ranted about earlier. Also Napster is using Windows Media DRM. All in all this makes it impossible to use purchased music on any other platforms/devices than what the provider in question has chosen to support. This is of course not good if you compare with a CD that is much more open. Of course also CDs are more or less copy-protected today, so it seems the music industry is inhibiting rather than enabling music distribution, which will hit back on both them and the music lovers.
A big issue in this discussion is that the music industry (not counting the artists, but the middle-men) are getting a way too big margin on music. Considering digital/network distribution of music takes away all the logistics costs, there's anyway a lot of money to be made, and even if there's some 'not-so-legal' distribution as well.
Incompatibility slowing growth of digital music - Yahoo! News
A big issue in this discussion is that the music industry (not counting the artists, but the middle-men) are getting a way too big margin on music. Considering digital/network distribution of music takes away all the logistics costs, there's anyway a lot of money to be made, and even if there's some 'not-so-legal' distribution as well.
Incompatibility slowing growth of digital music - Yahoo! News
