DRM: The Stake is Driven Deeper
At the risk of being overly dramatic, it's quite possible that Amazon.com's decision to start offering DRM-free music downloads will spell the end of that misguided attempt to control what consumers do with their purchases.
Of course, the momentum for this got its start when Apple announced last month that EMI had agreed to offer its catalog DRM-free via the iTunes Store. Amazon's announcement validates the wisdom of that move.
Don't be surprised to see record labels falling all over themselves to get on this bandwagon.
The linked article in Playlist mentioned "12,000 labels" will participate in the venture. I'm no expert in the music business but that looks like a typo. Are there really more than 12,000 record labels in existence? Amazing, if true.
when you consider all the sub-labels of each major label, and the sub-labels of the sub-labels, etc., there might be that many, but it does still seem high doesn't it?
Posted by: kyle at May 16, 2007 06:12 PMJim, I waited all day to see if you were gonna post something about this. I figured you'd be excited.
Kyle, I guess you've got a label now -- or you are a label? -- and if you count all the indies worldwide, maybe that's not too high.
Posted by: Eric at May 16, 2007 06:29 PMyeah, i could just say i'm "such and such" label, and it's done. we've considered doing that in hopes of getting our cds into stores where they won't even listen to you unless you're on a label. it's kind of a silly guideline nowadays.
Posted by: kyle at May 16, 2007 06:34 PMI had the third of three articles for the biz 2 biz mag to write today, so I wasn't keeping up on the news. I wouldn't even have known had I not happened to look at bloglines and read your post.
I think you're right, too. That just about does it for DRM. Now let's get those Beatles (and McCartney) tunes on ITMS!
Posted by: Jim at May 16, 2007 08:34 PMI don't share your enthusiasm for Sir Paul's music, but I'm with you all the way on the Fab Four.
Soonest, please.
[By the way, don't let the Apple Acronym Enforcement Bureau (AAEB) catch you still referring to the ITS as the ITMS. They'll do BT to your YKW, IYKWIM.]
Posted by: Eric at May 16, 2007 09:08 PMNot being as musically and technically astute as your average follower, it took a while to understand, but after reading your last post, my initial reaction was correct
Posted by: Gregg at May 17, 2007 09:41 AM...my initial reaction was correct
You mean, screaming like a little girl?
Posted by: Eric at May 17, 2007 09:44 AMCloser to three aspirin and a strong tonic water IYKNWIM :-]
Posted by: gregg at May 17, 2007 10:10 AMITMS ITMS ITMS ITMS!!!!
Bwahahahaha!
Why would Apple ever do Bad Tapdancing to my Yellow Karmann Wagon... if I had one.
Posted by: Jim at May 17, 2007 06:41 PMEasy there, bucko...back away from the caffeine, and no one will get hurt.
Posted by: Eric at May 17, 2007 06:58 PMCAFFEINE! WHAT CAFFEINE! AAAAHHHH!
(How's my Howard Dean impression? I've been working real hard on it).
Posted by: Jim at May 17, 2007 07:56 PMOh, yes...it definitely shows!
Posted by: Eric at May 17, 2007 08:07 PMAbout the publisher
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